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

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

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 ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed two new gun safety bills into law in Illinois.

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

There are two public reports that mention Mackenzi’s death — the DCFS Office of the Inspector General Annual Report to 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 were hoping to pass a bill to put more guardrails on homeschooling after cases of child abuse and neglect cases became public. But homeschool families and advocates pushed back ...

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