Research presented to the county's Criminal Justice Coordinating Council indicate young adults are a critical population in ...

A new report from the Council on Criminal Justice shows most major crime categories in Chicago are down below pre-pandemic ...

Pritzker acknowledged there is no one reason Chicago's homicide rate is down 3% from last year, shootings down 40%, and ...

Illinois Governor Pritzker signed two bills Monday that he says will support law enforcement and strengthen common sense gun ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has joined a group of nine governors around the country calling on a power grid operator to implement ...

Dozens of Illinois cities use "crime-free housing" laws to evict renters over minor offenses, sometimes without charges or convictions. These laws were intended to remove serious offenders but are ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- In some Illinois cities, shoplifting, calling 911 too many times, or even being a victim of a crime can get you evicted from your home. This is because of what's known as crime ...

In Illinois, 100 cities have so-called crime-free housing laws that allow landlords to evict families for minor offenses, even if they don’t take place on the rental property.