Private security company hired to patrol Chicago neighborhoods amid increase in crime

by JimThackerSAFE24 | May 13, 2022 | Chicago Crime, News & Events

CHICAGO – Private security in Chicago neighborhoods is becoming the norm, all in an effort to cut down on crime. Private patrols can already be found monitoring neighborhoods like Bucktown, Lincoln Park, and Lake View. Now, they may soon be seen in the West...

Illinois set to fund police co-responder program with $10 million

by JimThackerSAFE24 | May 13, 2022 | Illinois News, News & Events

Kristi Blokhin | Shutterstock.com (The Center Square) – A $10 million pilot program could soon start that will require social service providers and police officers in certain jurisdictions to work together to better handle certain situations when responding to a 911...

CPD increasing patrols downtown amid Chicago violence surge

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...

Violent crime rose nearly 40 percent in Aurora from 2019 through 2021; driven by aggravated assaults

by JimThackerSAFE24 | May 13, 2022 | Chicago Crime, Crime Statistics, Illinois News, News & Events

Wirepoints recently reported on how Illinois’ fifth-biggest city of Rockford is struggling to contain violent crime. It’s up 26 percent since 2019. A look at the numbers in Aurora shows that Illinois’ second-largest city is in the same situation. City data shows that...

Combating Chicago crime: Volunteers to patrol Red Line trains Friday

by JimThackerSAFE24 | May 13, 2022 | Chicago Crime, News & Events

CHICAGO – Teams of volunteer security officers and martial artists will ride the CTA Red Line on Friday, on the lookout for crime on the city’s busiest L trains, activist Tio Hardiman said Wednesday. Talking to reporters at the Red Line’s 35th Street/Bronzeville...

State’s attorneys say they’re concerned about end of cash bail

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...