by JimThackerSAFE24 | Oct 4, 2021 | Illinois News
A “hardworking” and “loving” Illinois State Police trooper died after a shooting Friday afternoon on the inbound Dan Ryan Expressway on the city’s South Side,state police said. He was identified as District Chicago Trooper Gerald Mason, 36, who had been with state...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Sep 30, 2021 | Illinois News, 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 | Sep 29, 2021 | Illinois News, National News, US-Criminal Justice Reform
Illustration: Megan Robinson/Axios The pandemic slowed the criminal justice system to a crawl in much of the U.S., and now an increase in violent crime is straining the system even further. Why it matters: COVID-19 has caused backlogs in criminal cases across the U.S....
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Sep 27, 2021 | Illinois News
“It’s all for my mom because she’s in the worst pain now, and we didn’t deserve this happening to us…” ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – “It was – It was just traumatizing,” said 17-year-old carjacking crash victim Mikayla Knautz. Just before 10 p.m. on Sep....
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Sep 13, 2021 | Illinois News
A Subway worker bravely defended herself while getting robbed at gunpoint — even successfully disarming the dude and getting him to leave … and all she got was suspended. The woman’s name is Araceli Sotelo, and she was working at a Rockford, IL...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Sep 6, 2021 | Illinois News
CHICAGO (WLS) — It’s shaping up to be a violent holiday weekend in Chicago, especially for children. At least seven children have been injured, and a 4-year-old boy was killed in separate shootings across Chicago this weekend. Six kids were shot just in...
