The author (right) with his brother, Christian, who was tragically shot dead in June this year by an unidentified assailant — another victim of Chicago’s crime wave. Illinois officials ...

Chicago's crime wave was a central topic during Tuesday's Illinois gubernatorial debate, as Republican candidate Darren Bailey argued that Gov. J. B. Pritzker's "extreme" crime policies put ...

Eliminating cash bail in Illinois is setting the state on a path ... continues to face a rampant crime wave, the state is preparing for the 2021 SAFE-T Act to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2023.

Roughly one year after Illinois eliminated cash bail, the state has reported far fewer arrests, and violent and property crime rates are trending down. One year ago, the state began opting for ...

Both shootings are being investigated, but the Chief Russell Idle said, they don’t represent a crime wave ... play a role in the crime rate. In Illinois, the no cash bail law also has ...

As a teenager almost 20 years ago, Jeffery Christian was sent to a juvenile detention center in southern Illinois ... housing children charged with a crime. The U.S. Justice Department on ...