by JimThackerSAFE24 | Oct 20, 2021 | Illinois News
Progressive Chicago aldermen will call on Mayor Lori Lightfoot Thursday to get rid of hundreds of Police Department vacancies in her budget, eliminate the controversial ShotSpotter program and direct tens of millions more dollars to protect affordable housing, help...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Oct 18, 2021 | Illinois News
ROCKFORD — The number of violent crimes in Rockford has ticked upward 2% so far this year, driven by gun crime and domestic violence. Mayor Tom McNamara during a news media briefing Friday said that in a sign that the surge in violence that began in the pandemic may...
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 | Illinois News
CHICAGO — Carjackings in Chicago and Cook County are on pace to be the worst in two decades as Chicago police issue another community alert related to the skyrocketing crime. According to a new database from the Cook County Sherriff’s Office, there were 43.5 percent...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Oct 12, 2021 | Illinois News
The independent monitor tasked with evaluating Chicago’s police reform progress says a shrinking police force and Superintendent David Brown’s reliance on city-wide units are dragging down Chicago’s efforts. Court-appointed monitor Maggie Hickey released her fourth...
