The renewed focus on retail theft from Cook County’s top prosecutor has gone national. State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke ...

The study pointed to Illinois as an example of a state where reformers successfully owned the issue of safety, without returning to “tough-on-crime” tactics. In 2021, Illinois state Sen.

Pritzker defended Illinois’ sanctuary policies before a House committee and accused President Trump of abuse of power by ...

Jones’ case was among those highlighted in a recent report published by the Community Safety Through Stable Homes Coalition about crime-free ordinances in Illinois, which found these types of ...

“The Illinois Crime Victims’ Bill of Rights is a cornerstone ... You have a right to restitution, a right to safety, a right to privacy or right to make a statement. All those things they ...

(WAND) — While most Illinois schools have school resource officers, a Republican state lawmaker hopes to pass a plan this spring to allow retired law enforcement to work as school safety officers.

Opponents of the Act, including Connecticut bail bondsmen watching from afar, claimed it would be a public safety disaster. They declared that crime would increase and Illinois would turn into ...

The move would impact tens of thousands of undocumented immigrants in Chicago and Illinois. "Violent criminals who are undocumented and convicted of violent crime should be deported," Pritzker ...

With the implementation of the Pretrial Success Act in 2025, Illinois ... that drive crime and connect people to community resources—both of which can better ensure safety.

However, no community is completely crime-free, so it is important to know how ... notifications when setting up your NetID or on the University of Illinois Division of Public Safety website.