Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker took steps on Monday to strengthen laws to protect children from accidental shootings in their ...

The Safe Gun Storage Act requires owners to keep weapons in a locked box around minors and at-risk individuals. Another bill ...

With gun violence still a persistent problem despite recent drops in Chicago, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a pair of gun control efforts into law Monday — one that requires Illinoisans to more quickly ...

A judge in Illinois has dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit seeking to disrupt limits Chicago imposes on cooperation ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man whose body was found in the Mississippi River south of St. Louis in 1994 has finally been identified ...

The Topeka Police Department (TPD) addressed community concerns Thursday morning regarding recent crimes and killings in the ...

Do we just need more space or less detention? Different views on the way forward as police and justice activists seek solutions.

Driving barefoot is legal in both Nevada and Arizona. But law enforcement officials say it may come with safety risks, such as reduced pedal control and slower reaction time in emergencies.

QUINCY, — Chaddock has announced that its Developmental Trauma and Attachment Program (DTAP) has been officially accepted for listing on the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare ...

Illinois lawmakers proposed a bill that would have required families to notify schools that they would be homeschooling their children. The bill received over 40,000 witness slips in opposition.

Michigan's child welfare system has been under federal oversight since 2008, as the result of a class-action lawsuit.