by JimThackerSAFE24 | May 13, 2022 | Chicago Crime, Crime Statistics, Illinois News, News & Events
Wirepoints recently reported on how Illinois’ fifth-biggest city of Rockford is struggling to contain violent crime. It’s up 26 percent since 2019. A look at the numbers in Aurora shows that Illinois’ second-largest city is in the same situation. City data shows that...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | May 13, 2022 | Chicago Crime, News & Events
CHICAGO – Teams of volunteer security officers and martial artists will ride the CTA Red Line on Friday, on the lookout for crime on the city’s busiest L trains, activist Tio Hardiman said Wednesday. Talking to reporters at the Red Line’s 35th Street/Bronzeville...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Apr 29, 2022 | Chicago Crime, Illinois Crime, Illinois News, News & Events
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WGEM) – The elimination of cash bail is fast approaching for Illinois following the passage of the SAFE-T act in January 2021. Some judges have even begun the transition to no cash bail, but prosecutors are saying no cash bail will make their...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Apr 29, 2022 | Chicago Crime, Illinois Crime, Illinois News, News & Events
CHICAGO – City leaders blame the recent surge in carjackings on bored young people looking for trouble, and the Chicago Police Department says juveniles make up nearly 60-percent of carjacking arrests. However, one local expert from the University of...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Apr 29, 2022 | Illinois Crime, Illinois News, News & Events
(The Center Square) – The new budget Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed sweeps $5 million out of the statewide 9-1-1 fund to start up a new number for mental health emergencies. The Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police (ILACP) say the sweep was done without the...
