5 people working to prevent Chicago violence profiled in WTTW docs
Adrian Rodriguez’s entire demeanor is disarming, from his handshake to neighborhood small talk. His currency in tamping down ...
Community violence intervention saves lives. Keep funding it for public safety's sake.
Hundreds of shootings have been deterred through community violence intervention. It's more important than ever for the Legislature to keep funding the Reimagining Public Safety Act and further expand ...
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Some Chicago Gunshot Victims Don’t Trust Ambulances
Survivors are choosing to transport themselves to the hospital instead of waiting for emergency services. Experts say the ...
Chicago violent crime numbers up, arrests down across city
Republican state Sen. Steve McClure says Chicago’s rising violent crime numbers and data showing arrests have now dipped to ...
‘To call this a crime of violence is quite the understatement’: Judge detains two men accused of tying up, killing 63-year-old man
As 63-year-old George Levin finished up a Sunday dinner with his mother and sister, two men left a nearby apartment armed with duct tape, prosecutors said, and entered the Norwood Park home after ...
JB Pritzker signs Karina's Law removing firearms from domestic violence situations
Surrounded by advocates and families impacted by domestic violence, Gov. Pritzker signs Karina's Law, which will require guns to be removed from the home of an accused abuser when their victim is ...
Pritzker signs ‘Karina’s law’ to remove guns from domestic violence situations
House Bill 4144, also known as Karina’s Law, clarifies that local law enforcement must temporarily remove guns from a person ...
Pritzker signs ‘Karina's Law' to protect domestic violence survivors from gun violence
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed "Karina's Law," legislation that is designed to create more protections for ...
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Stricter guns laws and enforcement have not stemmed the tide of gun violence in Chicago, advocates say
Brandon Daurham, the co-executive director of Stick Talk, a survivor-led firearm harm reduction organization, strode into the ...
Pritzker signs Karina’s Law to strengthen protections in domestic violence cases
Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Monday aimed at strengthening protections of domestic violence victims. Karina Gonzalez, 48 and her daughter Daniela, 15, were shot and killed in July ...