Formerly-incarcerated Illinoisans could become a powerful voting bloc
A coalition of organizations want to mobilize the millions of former prisoners in Illinois.
A coalition of organizations want to mobilize the millions of former prisoners in Illinois.
Three former Illinois prison guards face life behind bars after the 2018 fatal beating of a 65-year-old inmate in a case marked by the unpunished lies of other correctional officers.
In removing fees and promising access, Illinois joins a handful of states providing abortions for incarcerated people.
The drive-by was among nine mass shootings that took place this Halloween weekend across the U.S. — from Florida to California.
And are victims of abuse who fight back given harsher punishment?
The drive-by shooting on the West Side was one of the worst mass shootings in Chicago in recent years.
Increasingly, police are seizing ‘switches’ that convert handguns into illegal machine guns.
Magazines with a capacity of 30 rounds or more for handguns and rifles were relatively rare among civilians not long ago. Now, they’re commonplace — despite local bans.
Chicago’s Commission on Human Relations has seen a 71% jump in reported hate crimes this year so far.
The Cook County sheriff is pushing to repeal a law that allows people on EM freedom for essential activities like grocery shopping.