by JimThackerSAFE24 | May 26, 2022 | Chicago Crime, Illinois Crime, News & Events
CHICAGO (CBS) – At least one person is dead and 31 are wounded in weekend shootings across the city as of Sunday evening. In the first shooting of the weekend, a 20-year-old man was struck in the leg by gunfire, in the 7600 block of South Rhodes Avenue, in Chatham...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | May 26, 2022 | Chicago Crime, Illinois Crime, News & Events
A 21-year-old South Shore man who allegedly shot 9 people outside the Chicago Red Line station on Thursday night had a felony gun case pending at the time of the mass shooting, according to court records. Jaylun Sanders, 21, is the 20th person charged with killing...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | May 13, 2022 | Chicago Crime, Illinois Crime, News & Events
Chicago police already deployed extra resources on Michigan Avenue, in Millennium Park CHICAGO (WLS) — Downtown Chicago will have a heavier police presence starting Wednesday. In places like Michigan Avenue and Millennium Park, Chicago police confirm...
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...
