News and Events
Gun law ‘does nothing to prevent mass shootings, crime’
March 9, 2023
McHenry County approves resolution denouncing new state gun ban
February 22, 2023
New gun law just another reason for people, businesses to leave Illinois
February 18, 2023
AMENDMENT 1 COULD LET ILLINOIS POLICE UNIONS UNDO SAFE-T ACT MANDATES
November 23, 2022
Winnebago CO. Sheriff Gary Caruana on IL’s SAFE-T act
October 5 ,2022
WCSO Cash Bail Discussion
October 5 ,2022
Sheriffs quitting after police “reform” bill passes, effectively tying the hands of cops and protecting criminals
October 5 ,2022
A sheriff in Union County, Illinois has become at least the fourth sheriff in the state to turn in his badge after the state implemented something called the “Safe-T Act,” an anti-police group of measures dressed up with in the guise of “police reform.”
Pritzker considering SAFE-T Act changes
October 3 ,2022
Gov. JB Pritzker is considering changes to the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform to clarify provisions related to the end of cash bail in Illinois, while his Republican challenger, state Sen. Darren Bailey, continues to push for a full repeal.
EFFECT OF ILLINOIS’ SAFE-T ACT?
October 3, 2022
Come Jan. 1, pretrial cash bond will be abolished as part of the Illinois SAFE-T Act, a move that has triggered outcries, varying interpretations and lawsuits.
Guest Column—Donna More: A Way to Fight Back Against Rampant Crime in Chicago
Chicago is a crime spree in progress. Homicides in Cook County have topped 1,000, nearly 800 of them in Chicago. A stroll in the park or a trip to the grocery is a journey into harm’s way as accused murderers, violent gun offenders, armed robbers, and muggers are let...
Camera Ready? New state law requires all police officers to wear a camera by 2025
By the end of 2022, every McHenry County sheriff’s deputies will be equipped with a body-worn camera following a new state law that requires each police officer in Illinois to wear a camera when interacting with the public by 2025. The deadline for the McHenry County...
Bay Area car break-ins are on the rise, prompting some auto owners to leave their trunks open
Some people are going to great lengths to avoid having their windows smashed, even leaving their trunks open to show it's empty. SAN FRANCISCO -- Some car owners in the San Francisco Bay Area has been going to great lengths to avoid vehicle break-ins, even if that...
Here Are the Facts About Spikes in Crime That Sen. Dick Durbin Didn’t Want Me to Share
It’s no secret that Chicago, like many major U.S. cities, has suffered from an unprecedented spike in homicides and non-fatal shootings over the last two years. Despite seeing record low homicide rates between 2004 and 2015, Chicago residents are now experiencing...
In A Jail Sentence, A Veteran’s Redemption — With Help From A Fellow Vet
Joe Serna served three tours in Afghanistan as a Green Beret. Judge Lou Olivera is a veteran, too, who served in the Army as an intelligence officer. But when they met, it wasn't on base. It was in a North Carolina courtroom. Serna had been struggling to adapt to life...
Editorial: Before the Loop can rise from the pandemic, City Hall must make it safer
People walk past decorated trees in the 400 block of North Michigan Avenue Dec. 8, 2021, in Chicago. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune) It’s that time of year when you might be frenzied about a doctoral thesis-sized holiday shopping list of relatives, significant others...
Chicago business owner calls for action on crime
Gold Coast Exotic Motor Cars owner Joe Perillo shares concern for the crime surge in Chicago.
Rising crime scaring some visitors away from Michigan Avenue and other Chicago destinations during crucial holiday shopping season
The recent rise in flash mob retail thefts and violent crime has hit home on North Michigan Avenue and at other iconic Chicago destinations, deterring holiday shopping and tourism as the city tries to emerge from nearly two years of pandemic stasis. From retailers and...
Kim Foxx rethinking retail theft policy
Amid growing outrage over-organized retail crime, the Cook County state's attorney says she's reconsidering her stance on what constitutes a felony.Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx is taking another look at her office’s policy to not prosecute felony retail theft...
McHenry County lawsuit challenging Illinois Way Forward Act, which would close ICE detention center, dismissed by judge
McHenry County is appealing, but state’s attorney said it is unlikely they’ll get a subsequent ruling before the act’s Jan. 1 deadline. McHenry County’s lawsuit that sought to throw out a new state law banning its contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...