Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday defended Illinois' sanctuary laws protecting undocumented immigrants at a hearing before ...

Illinois bucked those trends last year, with hate crime reports falling from 346 to 319, according to the FBI. But that dip followed a massive surge, from 56 in 2020 and 98 in 2021, to 346 in 2022.

According to the FBI’s crime database, the increased number of incidents in Illinois follows a national trend that began following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. “We’re looking ...

Gun rights activists have asked the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn Illinois’ ban on assault-style weapons and ...

Laws going into effect in January continue that trend with harsher sentencing ... Amendments to the Illinois Crime Reduction Act of 2009 replace references to "offenders" with "justice-impacted ...

To prevent crime, you have to have resources. Brendan Kelly, Illinois State Police "No one ... us to build our resources to address the trends and patters related to auto theft," said Kevin ...

According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), Illinois ranked fifth in the number ... To combat this trend, Shafer advised consumers to shop around and compare rates from different ...

Mary Norkol/Sun-Times Share The state of Illinois announced a new program aimed ... I’m horrified by this trend,” Pritzker said at a news conference Wednesday. “This nation, this state ...

A review of the 2024 fatalities captured by Ride Illinois revealed age and gender aligned with national trends, plus one notable contrast regarding time of day in the NHTSA report. Nationally ...

In some Illinois cities, shoplifting, calling 911 too many times or even being a victim of a crime can get you kicked out of your home. By Sidnee King Pineda Photographs by Jamie Kelter Davis ...