by JimThackerSAFE24 | Oct 13, 2021 | Illinois News
She’s a fan of TikTok. She loves to dance. She is shy and petite and her 15th birthday is coming up next week, according to relatives. “She” is the 14-year-old girl who was shot outside Phillips Academy High School on Tuesday. The girl’s grandmother, Johneece Cobb,...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Oct 12, 2021 | Crime Statistics, National News
The surge in violent crime over the past year—murders in particular—has been astounding and historic. The numbers back this up and paint a grim picture. Property crime is generally down, but violent crime is way, way up. The murder rate rose by nearly 30% in 2020,...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Oct 12, 2021 | National News, Prosecution of Crime
“Mutual combatants.” I was a prosecutor for nearly 20 years and taught criminal law. But I must admit, I’d missed that one and thus had to be, um, edified by the office of Kim Foxx, state’s attorney for Cook County, Ill., and thus responsible for enforcing the law on...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Oct 12, 2021 | Economic Impact of Crime, National News
The rise in violent crime in Chicago has boiled over, drawing concern from business leaders and leading to political infighting among those charged with keeping the city safe. “We were in the midst of a post-pandemic recovery downtown and starting to see shoppers...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Oct 12, 2021 | Politics
As crime rates in Illinois go up, a group of state Senate Republicans last week proposed legislation to toughen gun laws, increase funding for police and boost support for addressing the mental-health issues that contribute to crime. The package, introduced by, among...
