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Mayor Rita Ali says recent enforcement details show a commitment to addressing the city's violence problem, and she believes in using advanced technology as a crime reduction tool.

The toll of the human cost of the violence was palpable at a community vigil attended by about 60 people Sunday at Morton Square Park on the city's near North Side. The names of around 190 Peorians murdered were read, one by one, under a canopy shielding speakers from the light drizzle.

PEORIA -- A coalition of Peoria social justice groups are proposing the end of cash bonds for people awaiting trial in Illinois. The advocates said more…

CHICAGO (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union and other organizations are challenging Peoria’s panhandling ordinance.The ACLU, the Chicago Coalition…

Another new lawsuit wants to ensure issues related to people with disabilities are addressed in any plan to reform Chicago police.The ACLU and other…

A judge has given the green light to a class action lawsuit against Illinois’ prison healthcare system. The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois…

An Urbana man arrested for burning an American flag last summer has filed a federal lawsuit, seeking to have Illinois’ flag desecration law officially…

The U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling today that prevents Indiana from banning refugees from Syria. Days after terrorists struck Paris…

A federal appeals court in Chicago is deciding whether the State of Indiana has the right to ban refugees from Syria. Days after terrorists struck Paris,…

The nonprofit Catholic organization SSM Health says it will provide birth control pills at 26 clinics inside St. Louis-area Walgreens stores that it began…