Illinois’ trend of increasing violent crime and decreasing property crime has been seen nationwide, according to data. A SafeWise study found that Illinois was the second-most worried state in ...

Ten years ago this month, Illinois voters approved the Illinois Crime Victims’ Bill of Rights. Informally called Marsy’s Law for Illinois, the amendment to the state’s constitution expanded ...

Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday defended Illinois' sanctuary laws protecting undocumented immigrants at a hearing before ...

Illinois bucked those trends last year, with hate crime reports falling from 346 to 319, according to the FBI. But that dip followed a massive surge, from 56 in 2020 and 98 in 2021, to 346 in 2022.

(AP) -- Serious crime in Illinois fell again last year ... a 1.7 percent drop from the year before and part of a multiyear trend of declining offenses. But murders were up for the first time ...

A review of the 2024 fatalities captured by Ride Illinois revealed age and gender aligned with national trends, plus one notable contrast regarding time of day in the NHTSA report. Nationally ...

The University released its annual Security and Fire Safety Report in accordance with the Campus Security Policy, Crime Statistics Act and the State of Illinois Campus Security Enhancement Act. The ...

In some Illinois cities, shoplifting, calling 911 too many times or even being a victim of a crime can get you kicked out of your home. By Sidnee King Pineda Photographs by Jamie Kelter Davis ...

Illinois’ trend of increasing violent crime and decreasing property crime has been seen nationwide, according to data. A SafeWise study found that Illinois was the second-most worried state in the ...