Manny Alvarez does not like to call himself brave. But he does want to keep helping domestic violence survivors—any way he ...

In a case indicative of the justice system’s slowly changing attitude toward domestic violence, a judge Monday shaved more ...

The Cook County judge who presided over two order of protection cases in which the suspects went on to allegedly kill a woman ...

The bill will close a loophole that allows people accused of domestic violence to keep their guns after their firearm ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he will sign a measure the previous General Assembly approved to confiscate firearms from ...

The bill was an initiative of Equality Illinois, Planned Parenthood, the Coalition Against Sexual Assault and the Coalition ...

Police said a 35-year-old woman was fatally shot just before 5 a.m. Thursday. The shooting happened during a domestic ...

The Illinois House and Senate have passed a bill that will make name changes for transgender people and victims of domestic ...

On Saturday, January 18, 2025, women's rights groups rallied across the nation, including at events in Sycamore and Rockford.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in the first days of the Trump administration, has made more than 460 arrests of illegal immigrants, including those with criminal histories that include ...

Marseilles Redmond, 44, had sought early release under an Illinois law that allows domestic violence survivors to make a case to a judge for a reduced sentence, though she faced obstacles from an ...