Illinois Governor Pritzker signed two bills Monday that he says will support law enforcement and strengthen common sense gun laws. The first bill requires firearm tracing for all cases where a gun is recovered at the scene of a crime or is associated with a crime.

What is Marsy’s Law? The Illinois Crime Victims’ Bill of Rights was modeled after the California Victims’ Bill of Rights, which was added to the California Constitution in 2008.The amendment ...

The crime numbers are shaping up to be the story of the summer in the city. Through this past weekend, homicides are down 30% from the same time period last year in Chicago.

Illinois lawmakers early Saturday approved a $46.5 billion budget that includes $1.8 billion in largely temporary election-year tax relief and a $1 billion deposit into the state’s rainy day fund.

EDWARDSVILLE Imagine a setting that sparks children’s natural curiosity even when it involves serious, real-world challenges. The Southern Illinois