gun violence

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…

Decades of tough-on-crime policies have begun to give way in recent years to conversations about alternatives to incarceration.State lawmakers on Tuesday…

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.…

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…

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,…

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…

Illinois politicians react to President Trump's varied statements on Russian interference in the 2016 elections. Gov. Rauner signs a pair of gun-control…

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…

Conversations around gun violence often revolve around long-term solutions, like improving schools or the local economy.But even if those things were easy…

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 --…