Sheriff Tom Dart wants more restrictions for people on electronic monitoring
The Cook County sheriff is pushing to repeal a law that allows people on EM freedom for essential activities like grocery shopping.
The Cook County sheriff is pushing to repeal a law that allows people on EM freedom for essential activities like grocery shopping.
The massive criminal justice bill that ends cash bail in Illinois also supports crime victims and increases police oversight.
Case studies from cities like Oakland and Philadelphia have shown mixed and short-term results. What can Chicago learn?
The initiative brings together community groups with private patrols. It’s scheduled to start in November
Chicago aldermen are discussing the city’s proposed $2 billion dollar police budget for next year. The price tag is not raising many questions.
The program would go further than past efforts, providing actual jobs and subsidies to businesses who hire people returning from prison.
The nonprofit known as C4 says it has received about 350 calls to the new suicide “lifeline” and hasn’t transferred any to cops.
The new accusation comes less than two years after the popular priest was cleared by the Archdiocese of Chicago of separate accusations.
The nonprofit journalism organization has released its 2022 general election voter guide for judges in Cook County.