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Sixteen people have been shot in Springfield in the last two months, according to city police. Usual numbers for this time of year are between two and…
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Decades of tough-on-crime policies have begun to give way in recent years to conversations about alternatives to incarceration.State lawmakers on Tuesday…
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In the wake of two high profile mass shootings this month, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul's office is making gun violence prosecutions a priority.…
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Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul say they’ll use the power of their office to expand trauma services — but…
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Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot has finished her two-day visit to the state capital.Lightfoot spent her time in Springfield meeting with the governor,…
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State lawmakers have changed rules about stalking. The new law was part of a response to the mass shooting at a Florida high school earlier this…
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Illinois politicians react to President Trump's varied statements on Russian interference in the 2016 elections. Gov. Rauner signs a pair of gun-control…
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In a community with as many resources as Champaign-Urbana, why does gun violence persist?That’s the question Donte’ Lotts, a community liaison for CU…
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Conversations around gun violence often revolve around long-term solutions, like improving schools or the local economy.But even if those things were easy…
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For many families and young adults living in Peoria’s South Side, gun violence is too often a part of life and something they’ve been fighting against --…