Chicago Mayor: ‘We do not need federal troops in Chicago.’
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday she remained opposed to calling the Illinois National Guard into her city after a...
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State, sheriffs remain at odds on prisoner transfers
After a Logan County judge ruled Monday that the Illinois Department of Corrections must accept transfers from county jails, the...
Pritzker administration unveils overhaul of juvenile justice system
The state of Illinois plans to begin placing minors in the justice system in smaller, community-based detention centers that focus...
Sheriffs’ Association says Pritzker prisoner transfer order ineffective
While Gov. JB Pritzker issued a new executive order this week allowing for transfers into state prisons at the discretion...
State employment agency hit in nationwide fraud scheme
The Illinois Department of Employment Security said Wednesday it has been affected by a nationwide fraud scheme involving the...
Lawsuit: State Police unconstitutionally delaying FOID card applications
Gun rights advocacy groups filed a federal lawsuit Monday against the Illinois State Police claiming that the office in charge...
Perspectives on Progress: Demmer says GOP willing to listen to police reform proposals
State Rep. Tom Demmer, R-Dixon, the Deputy House Minority Leader, discusses how the Black Lives Matter movement is resonating even...
New rules for firearms dealers finally approved
New permanent regulations that govern licensed firearms dealers in Illinois have finally been approved 18 months after Gov. JB Pritzker...
Raoul, 17 other AGs ask Congress for power to investigate police misconduct
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois’ attorney general asked Congress in a letter Thursday to grant his office the power to investigate “practices...
House Republicans urge more transparency on inmate releases
Illinois House Republicans on Monday stepped up their demands that the Pritzker administration release more information about inmates being furloughed...
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