Page 2 - Crime Reduction Task Force News Today

Heres a look at 13 pieces of crime-related legislation pending in the Illinois General Assembly — and how close they are to becoming law.

We’ve reached a breaking point on crime in Illinois and supermajority Democrats in the state legislature know it. So as June’s primary elections approach, they’ve introduced legislation to create a Crime Reduction Task Force that would “develop and propose ways to reduce crime across the state.” Legislators, law enforcement, policy experts, victims and witnesses would “review research and best practices while taking expert and witness testimony” and then issue findings and recommen...