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Crime

IL State News
9 months ago
Beefing up rights of sexual assault victims

Brings them up to standard set by … organized retail theft

Crime
9 months ago
Gun storage bill passes IL House committee

Unconstitutional, says gun lobby

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul answers questions during a luncheon interview at the City Club of Chicago on April 1, 2025. (Credit: City Club of Chicago)
IL State News
9 months ago
IL AG convenes symposium to battle carjackings and theft

Vehicles equipped with OnStar can be located and recovered hours after a theft takes place

IL State News
9 months ago
Lawmakers ask citizens to #Stop The Hate against Jews

Always report any hate crime to the Illinois Hate Hotline at 877-45-HATE.

IL State News
9 months ago
Ilinois House passes plan which lets first time weapon offenders apply for FOID cards while participating in diversion programs

Applicants must participate in a pretrial detention program.

James Wilburn (left) and Sen. Doris Turner, D-Springfield, attend a news conference in the Capitol about Turner’s police hiring bill. Wilburn’s daughter Sonya Massey was killed in 2024 by a Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Bridgette Fox)
Crime
9 months ago
Prisoner Review Board reform, changes to police hiring, tornado-safe warehouses clear General Assembly

One of the bills was in response to Sonya Massey’s death

FILE - People gather to light candles in a makeshift memorial to honor Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim who were killed as they left an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, during a candlelight vigil outside of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 22, 2025.
Crime
9 months ago
Suspect in shooting of Israeli Embassy staffers railed against Gaza war in online posts

Suspect, from Chicago, participated in protests there

ALPLM Fire
Local
9 months ago
Fire causes damage near ALPLM

One person may be injured

Illinois Supreme Court
Crime
9 months ago
Springfield attorney’s law license to be suspended

Salena Young allegedly falsified time sheets and forwarded confidential emails to others

Federal Courthouse in Peoria
Crime
9 months ago
Two Peorians accused of spa robberies — including one in Jacksonville

Two caught after Jacksonville robbery

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