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 State Police (ISP) said they have arrested Jon Montgomery, a 70-year-old man from Du Quoin, in connection to an investigation of possession and dissemination

Sharone Mitchell Jr., chief public defender in Illinois' Cook County, tells “Morning in America” that blaming cashless bail for crime rates is a “completely preposterous position.” He says that in the two years since Illinois eliminated cashless bail,

ICE agents arrested Jose Luis Mendoza-Gonzalez in Chicago after he was released from custody despite being charged with concealing the decapitated body of missing woman Megan Bos.

TRUMP: “Crime in American Cities started to significantly rise when they went to CASHLESS BAIL. The WORST criminals are flooding our streets and endangering even our great law enforcement officers. It is a complete disaster, and must be ended, IMMEDIATELY!”

A 2-year-old girl who was abducted at gunpoint early Wednesday during a home invasion on the city's South Side has been safely located, according to sources.

Research presented to the county's Criminal Justice Coordinating Council indicate young adults are a critical population in the criminal justice system.

Jose Luis Mendoza-Gonzalez faces several charges for allegedly hiding Megan Bos' body. None of those charges rose to the level of severity to warrant detainment in Illinois.

A 2-year-old boy abducted from Topeka was found safe in Mattoon, Illinois. A man and woman were found dead in the Topeka home from which the child was abducted. The names and relationship of the deceased to the child have not been released.

Illinois agencies can do more to procure contracts with Black-owned businesses, especially the Department of Corrections.