As Indiana loosens its gun laws, law enforcement there and in Chicago is concerned
Opponents fear Indiana’s new gun laws will make it even easier to get a gun.
Criminal Justice
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A lawsuit claims Waukegan police extracted another false confession from a Black teen
News of a February false confession in the Chicago suburb has led to a teen’s claim that cops did it to him too.
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Shielded from public view, misconduct by corrections staff in Illinois prisons received scant discipline
Eighteen Illinois corrections workers abused prisoners or used excessive force, according to state investigations. But they all kept their jobs.
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When Illinois DCFS can’t find housing for incarcerated teens, they stay in jail
The average wait time is more than 53 days.
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Lightfoot unloads on criminal court judges after three police shootings in a week
Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the powers that be need to keep pressuring criminal court judges to “lock up dangerous, violent people and not put them out on bail.“
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Illinois is routinely housing wards of the state in Chicago’s jail for kids
The state’s child welfare agency says it has nowhere else to put the children. Opponents call it cruel, and a civil rights violation.
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How strict are gun laws in Illinois compared to other states?
New York legislators passed major gun control reforms after recent mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde. How do Illinois gun laws stack up?
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A disciplinary hearing marks a shift in Chicago’s historically feeble police oversight
As the city tries to fire more cops for alleged misconduct, police bosses are being held accountable for failing to report it.
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In Albany Park, public safety looks like a walk around the neighborhood
The Albany Park Safety Walk gives residents the opportunity to ask questions and propose ideas about what it takes to make a safe community.
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New CPD data show shootings are down in 2022
Despite a violent Memorial Day weekend, the Chicago Police Department says shootings this year are down from last year.
