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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.
NYC recorded 485 murders in 2021
New York City recorded 485 murders in 2021, a 4% increase from the 468 tallied in 2020, police sources said Saturday. Last year’s grim tally occurred in a year that saw a spike in fatal incidents in major cities nationwide, as the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on...
Woke Baltimore mayor’s ‘violence reduction strategies’ backfire as city sees annual murder and shooting rates RISE, with 337 killings in 2021
Baltimore's woke mayor's calls to defund the police have come back to haunt him after the city's notoriously high murder rate climbed again in 2021. Charm City saw 337 homicides last year, up from 334 in 2020, and well above the 290 that the city's Mayor Brandon...
Chicago has recorded nearly 800 homicides heading into New Year’s Eve, top cop says
Chicago has recorded nearly 800 criminal homicides just before the New Year’s Eve holiday, according to police, marking a small increase over last year and a more than 60% increase from 2019. “We all know this has been a challenging year here in the city of Chicago,”...
VIDEO: Man chases down, tackles Kroger purse snatcher
Editorial: State’s Attorney Foxx, our non-prosecuting prosecutor
If you ever sit in on a news conference or interview with Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx, she makes a good presentation -- professional, unflappable, polished. And while we are tossing out the compliments, let us add that we credit her interest in criminal...
Suburban prosecutor: ‘tough on crime’ stance curbs violence plaguing other communities
When Melvin Lewis was charged with using a knife to rob a Naperville Dollar Tree store of $60 some were surprised a judge set his bond at $1.5 Million. The homeless man will have to post 10% of that amount to go free while he awaits trial. The high bond and stiff...
State Sen. Kim Lightford carjacked, uninjured
The Senate Majority Leader was traveling in Broadview with her husband last night when their vehicle was taken at gunpoint. State Sen. Kimberly Lightford, the Senate majority leader, was carjacked last night in Broadview. Neither Lightford, D-Maywood,...
Outside Chicago, suburbs are also struggling with surge in violent crime
COOK COUNTY, Ill. — While Chicago gets most of the attention when it comes to crime concerns, nearby suburbs are also seeing a significant surge in carjackings, shootings and murders. WGN Investigates analyzed homicide data from the Cook County Medical Examiner’s...
Drivers Shut Down Eisenhower Expressway To Perform Dangerous Stunts — Where Were Illinois State Police?
CHICAGO (CBS) — It looks like a scene from the “Fast and the Furious” movies, but it’s real – drivers were recently seen on video pulling dangerous stunts right on the Eisenhower Expressway. If you’re wondering how it was allowed to happen, so are we. CBS 2’s Jermont...
Report blasts Kim Foxx on handling of Jussie Smollett case
The just-revealed report by Special Prosecutor Dan Webb is unsparing in its criticism. Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and her staff badly mishandled the prosecution of TV star Jussie Smollett and repeatedly made “false and misleading statements” to the public...