Illinois traffic stops of Black drivers reach a 20-year high
State law and oversight board fall short of goals to collect law enforcement data and to reduce racial disparities in police traffic stops.
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State law and oversight board fall short of goals to collect law enforcement data and to reduce racial disparities in police traffic stops.
River Forest officials will have to make room on the display wall in Village Hall after the police department finished first in its category in the 2022-23 Illinois Traffic Safety Challenge.The ITSC is described by the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police Traffic Committee, which coordinates the program, as a “friendly competition” between law enforcement agencies of a similar size and type throughout Illinois. The program is supported by a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration grant administered through the Illinois Department of Transportation, Bureau of Safety Programs and ...