HOI News actually went out and interviewed some folks, and discovered that the Peoria Police site listing names and pics of johns is actually reducing street level prostitution.
Who would have thunk? And Mayor Ardis notes that most of the johns are from out of town.
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They are:

Leon W. Fivecoat, 50, of North Prospect Road, in Peoria. He was busted Friday at the corner of Madison and Hancock.
Darrin D. Morgan, 24, of North Orchard in Mackinaw, was busted Friday in the 1100 block of Northeast Madison.

Their smiling faces can be seen here.
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Police made four new arrests this month for soliciting prostitutes, according to the Peoria Police Department Website.
They are:
• Ronald E. Bragg, 19, of North Renwood in Peoria. He was busted Friday in the 12000 block of Northeast Madison.
• Eugene R. Gasper, 63, of Tremont. He was busted Monday in the 1200 block of Northeast Madison.
• [...]

There hasn’t been a single new name added to the Peoria Police Department’s infamous Web site in two weeks. Either they’ve stopped trying to make arrests (doubtful, considering Chief Steve Settingsgaard’s zeal) or the johns have been scared away.
So where are the prostitutes going to make a living?
East Peoria.
Seriously.
A family friend says he was grabbing [...]

Heh.
They are called Peoria Crack House and Shame on Peoria. The goal of these two anonymous Blog*Spot sites is to shame the owners of homes where drug dealing is going on, and do the same to the owners of run-down properties.
Names and addresses are included.
I have NOTHING to do with either one. Trust me. But [...]

Peoria County State’s Attorney Kevin Lyons has been accused — and not just by me — of not vigorously prosecuting the people arrested by the police during prostitute solicitation stings. It’s one of the reasons given by those who support the Peoria Police Department’s prostitution arrest Web page. Lyons isn’t quoted directly in this [...]