Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle was joined Aug. 11 by Cook County Commissioners Brandon Johnson, Dennis Deer, Frank Aguilar, Alma Anaya and Bridget Degnen and Avik Das,…
Nine days after the horrifying events of July 4, people congregated on the front lawn of the Highland Park City Hall for a Community vigil July 13. The vigil was held in response to…
SPRINGFIELD – A state program aiming to take a “comprehensive approach to ending Illinois’ firearm violence epidemic” will be expanded under a law signed Friday, Dec. 10…
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House Judiciary Criminal Committee advanced several bills Tuesday, March 9 including measures pertaining to animal cruelty laws, record expungement and…
A Chicago-based organization is looking to use art to curb the gun violence plaguing communities across the nation. The National Youth Art Movement Against Gun Violence is developing…
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly told a state violence prevention task force this week that expressway shootings, gun trafficking, trooper staffing levels…
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an executive order Monday, Nov. 1 classifying ongoing gun violence in Illinois as a public health crisis and announced his intent to include…
Several events will be conducted in area communities as part of Moms Demand Action’s Wear Orange events to prevent gun violence. Orange is the color that the friends of Chicago teen…
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Pritzker urges two lawmakers under ...
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker called on two Democratic state senators Thursday ...
What happens when cash bail ...
SPRINGFIELD – Beginning Jan. 1, 2023, cash bail will be abolished in ...
