Hate-Crime

A downtown Peoria tattoo shop is asking for help and is at the center of a Peoria Police Department alleged hate crime investigation after an LGBTQ pride flag was stolen from the business over the weekend.

For the first time since lawmakers expanded the state’s hate crime law in 2018, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is launching a civil lawsuit against two Illinoisans for allegedly engaging in hate crimes.

Gov. Bruce Rauner has announced that the Anti-Defamation League will develop a program with the Illinois State Police to train police officers in…