Crime

AG Raoul Pushes for Legislation that will Increase Accessibility to Crime Victims Compensation Program

Silence DoGood - April 14, 2024

Senate Bill 3713 amends the Crime Victims Compensation Act by making the program more accessible to applicants and advocates who assist individuals in applying for compensation... #crime #victim

Crime

Lawmakers want changes to SAFE-T Act to avoid criminals ‘slipping through the cracks’

Silence DoGood - April 12, 2024

State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, said he's glad Republicans have created the working group called Truth in Public Safety, or TIPS. #safetact

Crime

South Suburban & Chicago Based Child Care Provider Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison

Silence DoGood - April 11, 2024

She spent some of the criminally derived money on a Bentley Bentayga and a house in Mokena, Ill. #fraud

Chicago

Tio “Mr. CeaseFire” Hardiman Holds CeaseFire Reunion of Nonviolence Activists Who Have Helped Make Positive Change in the Public Health Epidemic of Violence

Silence DoGood - April 7, 2024

He looked back on the human history of plague and disease, and likened the violence epidemic to a years-long misdiagnosis. #violenceinterrupters

Crime

Pembroke Township Man Convicted of Filing False Tax Returns

Silence DoGood - April 2, 2024

Gibbs remains released on conditions of bond, which includes home detention, pending sentencing. #fbi

Community

Violence Prevention Coordinating Council Hosting Gun Violence Prevention & Mental Health Workshop

Silence DoGood - April 2, 2024

It will feature workshops on gun violence prevention, domestic violence prevention, mental health, and youth empowerment. #gunviolence

Crime

Grand Jury Charges Chicago Attorney with Witness Tampering

Silence DoGood - March 26, 2024

The superseding indictment returned this week in U.S. District Court in Chicago renews the prior tax charges and adds counts of witness tampering and contempt of court... #crime

Crime

Riverdale Man Charged with Sending Threatening Letter to U.S. Probation Officer

Silence DoGood - March 24, 2024

According to the indictment, Bowden was incarcerated in a federal prison on May 19, 2023, when he mailed a letter threatening to injure the U.S. Probation officer. #fbi

Crime

Update: The South Holland Police Chief Says No One is in Custody at the Department, Wouldn’t Confirm Whether Tiffany Henyard is at the Police...

Silence DoGood - March 15, 2024

Chief Shawn Staples would not confirm if Mayor Tiffany Henyard was at the police station #dolton

Crime

Tiffany Henyard in Federal Custody According to Reports Southland Journal on the Scene to Confirm