by JimThackerSAFE24 | Mar 24, 2022 | Chicago Crime, Illinois Crime, Illinois News, National News, News & Events
Cook County prosecutors will soon begin arguing in court that certain longtime inmates deserve more lenient sentences, State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s office said Friday. Three men are slated for possible resentencing next week, the first to potentially benefit from a...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Mar 23, 2022 | Chicago Crime, Illinois Crime, News & Events
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot this week touted a fractional drop in murders and a modest reduction in shooting incidents this year versus the same stretch last year. Her comments came at a media availability – see 22:12 to 22:30. She states: “What’s important is not to...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Mar 23, 2022 | Chicago Crime, Illinois Crime, News & Events
A Glendale Heights man who authorities said had at least 11 outstanding arrest warrants from eight law enforcement agencies throughout the state were nabbed by Streamwood police early Wednesday. James I. Holmes, 37, was taken into custody at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday after...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Mar 11, 2022 | Chicago Crime, Illinois Crime, Illinois News, National News, News & Events
One year after CWB reported that violent crime was increasing dramatically on the CTA Red Line despite a sharp decline in ridership during COVID, city officials today called the current level of crime on the city’s transit system “unacceptable.” Mayor Lori Lightfoot,...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Mar 11, 2022 | Chicago Crime, Illinois Crime, Illinois News, National News, News & Events
CHICAGO – After disgraced actor Jussie Smollett was sentenced Thursday to 150 days in jail for staging a hoax hate crime, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx lambasted the court proceedings as “mob justice” and a politically motivated...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Mar 8, 2022 | Chicago Crime, Illinois Crime, News & Events
Reported crime in Evanston has increased over the past four years as the size of the city’s police force has declined. That’s what’s shown in data to be presented to Interim Police Chief Richard Eddington to the City Council’s Human Services Committee on Monday....
