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Violent crime up 18%, arrests down 43% in Chicago over 10 years
WEBMar 12, 2024 · The institute analysis showed a 18% increase in violent crimes since 2013, with a 33% decline in the number of arrests. Arrest rates hit their lowest levels in a decade in 2023, with just 10.8% of ...
Everything Illinoisans need to know about the SAFE-T Act
WEBNov 18, 2022 · Here is a summary of some of the changes to the law beyond cashless bail: Police reforms. The SAFE-T Act implements several reforms to how policing is done in the state and how police officers are ...
What you need to know about marijuana legalization in Illinois
WEBJan 1, 2020 · Illinoisans can legally possess 30 grams, or about an ounce, of cannabis flower. The legal limit for cannabis concentrate is 5 grams. And the limit for cannabis-infused products, such as edibles ...
Illinois tax rates rank No. 1: highest in U.S.
WEBMar 15, 2022 · Illinois now levies the nation’s highest state and local tax rates on residents, costing each household $9,488 – or more than 15% of their annual income – in 2022, a new WalletHub report ...
How to use Illinois’ new permanent vote-by-mail system
WEBAug 10, 2022 · There are three ways you can request a vote-by-mail application and return it to your local election authority. First, complete an application to vote by mail online if your local election ...
Chicago Public Schools students test scores worse than pre …
WEBDec 12, 2022 · Nearly 80% of Chicago Public Schools students cannot read at grade level. Just 15% met proficiency in math. Students in Chicago and statewide are still performing worse than they did before the ...
4 of Illinois’ past 10 governors went to prison
WEBApr 11, 2022 · This culture of corruption has infiltrated the governor’s mansion, with four of Illinois’ past 10 governors spending time in federal prison. An additional two governors were prosecuted for ...
Trapped in Chicago’s worst schools: Education outcomes in …
WEBTHE PROBLEM More than 21,000 students in Chicago Public Schools, or CPS, are being left behind. They are attending schools that fail to prepare them for life. A majority of students attending the ...
Illinois Senate Committee passes bill to help nursing shortage
WEBMar 24, 2021 · ILLINOIS POLICY. MEDIA CONTACT: Melanie Krakauer (312) 607-4977. Illinois Senate Committee passes bill to help nursing shortage. Sen. Feigenholtz’s Senate Bill 2068 would add Illinois to ...
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