Illinois’ trend of increasing violent crime and decreasing property crime has been seen nationwide, according to data. A SafeWise study found that Illinois was the second-most worried state in ...

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.

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

Mirroring the national trend, gun tracings are up sharply in Illinois. The ATF traced 7,273 seized firearms in the state in 2022, compared to 15,353 in 2010. Adjusting for population, gun crime ...

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 ...

Ten years ago this month, Illinois voters approved the Illinois Crime Victims’ Bill of Rights. Informally called Marsy’s Law for Illinois, the amendment to the state’s constitution expanded ...

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 ...

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 ...

Illinois’ trend of increasing violent crime and decreasing property crime has been seen nationwide, according to data. A SafeWise study found that Illinois was the second-most worried state in the ...