House Bill 223 would expand the state’s domestic violence laws to cover dating partners. Current law restricts the criminal charge…

U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL) joined together to introduce a…

A bill to raise the state minimum wage has advanced during the final days of the legislature’s spring session, Senate…

Illinois state representatives passed 13 bills, but none of the much-awaited budget bills were called for a vote.

The bill would require athletic organizations to report sexual abuse to law enforcement immediately. Lawmakers behind the bill say they…

The bill eliminates Illinois’ statutes of limitations that can allow child predators to go unpunished. It includes all felony criminal…

The exploitation of Explorers by law enforcement officers has continued: 42 years, 115 cases. At least 137 girls and 26…

A bill that would eliminate statutes of limitations on child sex abuse and assault crimes in Illinois passes a house…

Paws aims to protect victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence from emotional and psychological trauma caused…

About 11,000 institutions disclosed their most recent annual crime reports, as required by the Clery Act. The American Association of…