BROADVIEW, IL - State Rep. Karen Yarbrough (D-Maywood), joined by local elected officials and community leaders, will present the Maywood/Bellwood/Broadview CeaseFire antiviolence program with a check for $500,000 to bring the organization back to its funding level before former Gov. Rod Blagojevich slashed its funds.
 
“Our local CeaseFire program was one of the first in the Western Suburbs, and it more than demonstrated its worth and value in the number of lives saved,” Yarbrough said.  “This program lost its funding because of political games, but I’m glad that we were able to successfully fight for its restoration and expansion.”
 
Data and statistics on the reduction in violence in CeaseFire zones are available at www.ceasefirechicago.org. For more information, contact the Maywood Mayor’s office at (708) 450-4486.