10 MORE new Illinois laws in 2016
The new year’s approaching fast and that means a whole bunch of new Illinois laws. We’ve already covered one batch of 10 new laws going into effect in 2016, but that’s…
View ArticleAndrzejewski: New Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino must step down
GUEST VIEW After Illinois Auditor General William Holland retired last fall, three years into his third 10-year term, the General Assembly appointed State Rep. Frank Mautino, D-Spring Valley, as his…
View ArticleTop 10 Crimes among Illinois Department of Corrections inmates
The Illinois Department of Corrections houses more than 45,000 inmates in 25 correctional facilities throughout the state. In Illinois, felonies, except for first-degree murder, are designated by...
View ArticleSafest cities in Illinois for 2016, according to SafeWise
Six cities in Illinois are considered some of the safest places to live in the nation. Home security resource, SafeWise, has released its list of 100 cities in the U.S. —…
View ArticleMap of Illinois sex offenders per capita by county
The website, Homefacts, uses the Illinois sex offenders’ registry to track registered sex offenders for every 10,000 people in each county. According to their latest data, there are a total…
View ArticleFast Facts: The Illinois prison system compared to other states
Illinois spent some $1.5 billion on corrections in 2014, incarcerating nearly 50,000 inmates in prisons across the state. The state has the ninth- and eighth- highest black and Hispanic inmate...
View ArticleThese 25 cities and counties had the most DUI arrests in 2015
The Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists is out with new results from its 26th annual survey of drunken driving arrests in Illinois. Nearly 700 police departments from across the state were surveyed…
View ArticleAre you living in one of the Top 20 safest cities in Illinois?
From the northern suburbs to the quaint rural towns in southern Illinois, there are plenty of places to live in the state where you and your family can feel safe. But which cities…
View ArticleVictory for Illinois transparency against blocking of police misconduct records
CHICAGO— The Illinois Appellate Court lifted an injunction blocking the release of alleged police misconduct records. Today’s ruling marks a big victory for transparency and accountability. The ruling...
View ArticleRev. Jesse Jackson Sr. accuses Emanuel of cover-up
This article originally appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times. Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday vehemently denied that he sat on the Laquan McDonald shooting video until he was safely re-elected after the…
View ArticleEmanuel: Chicago police shooting of Paul O’Neal is a “horrible thing”
This article originally appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times. The police shooting of Paul O’Neal is a “horrible thing” and a “tragedy,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Monday, but he refused to pass… The post...
View ArticleWatchdogs report reveals stats on Chicago gun violence
This article originally appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times. On July 27, 2015, police on the West Side pulled over a black Chevrolet whose driver, they said, hadn’t signaled a turn. The… The post...
View ArticleChicago police files may have been corrupted by a faulty printer
This article originally appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times. A carefully crafted system to isolate hundreds of investigatory files discovered in the basement of a Chicago police station may have been...
View ArticleEmotional pleas end with Blago still behind bars 14 years
Despite his apology and teary appeals from his daughters, a federal judge Tuesday upheld former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s 14-year prison sentence, ending the disgraced Democrat’s best shot at a...
View ArticleSafety and extra security paid off at Lollapalooza
They rolled into the Loop in waves on buses and trains from city and suburbs, teens and young adults of every size and shape, wearing T-shirts, tank tops and cutoffs,… The post Safety and extra...
View ArticleVan Dyke lawyers denied access Laquan McDonald’s juvenile records
This article originally appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times. Lawyers for Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke will not be able to access Laquan McDonald’s juvenile court records, a Cook County… The post...
View ArticleNew website has everything you need to know about Illinois judges
Unless you’re a lawyer or you’ve had quite a few run-ins with the law, you probably don’t know much about the judges in your county or district. But now there’s a… The post New website has everything...
View ArticleLandmark sex crime law deals with rape test backlog
Landmark legislation signed into law Friday puts in place requirements for law enforcement agencies designed to improve the response to sexual assault crimes and encourage victims to come forward. The...
View ArticleChicago violent crime up nearly across the board
This story originally appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times. Violence in Chicago again is making national news, with the nine people killed last Monday marking the city’s highest single-day toll of… The...
View ArticleMcDonald case report results in a top Chicago cop gone
This article originally appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times. A scathing assessment by the city of Chicago’s inspector general is recommending that at least 10 officers involved in the Laquan McDonald...
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