Day means hundreds of new laws on the books, including one allowing residents to get a digital version of their driver’s ...

Nearly 9 in 10 of the Illinois job losses announced in November resulted from businesses closing. Chicago led the state for ...

After getting his start in the Cabrini Green public housing development, Joel Hamernick has spent 30 years working with gangs ...

The total share of crimes attributed to gangs also declined steadily during the past two decades, dropping from 2.9% of all crimes in 2004 to 0.7%. A 30-year veteran of Chicago gun violence ...