Lawmakers Consider Bill Legalizing Attacks on Police** A contentious new bill in Illinois is stirring outrage among law enforcement officials and conce ...

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Ill., joined nine other Democratic senators in voting to allow the measure to proceed for a final vote on Friday. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., voted against it, saying she refuses to give Trump ...

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After a tumultuous few years for Austin police, Chief Lisa Davis shared her plans to rebuild trust while sharing what's already been done.

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A public defender-turned-public lawmaker is turning her sights squarely on her state's police officers. Illinois Democratic Rep. Lisa Davis has introduced a bill into the legislature that would ...

An Illinois lawmaker has introduced a bill that critics say will make it legal for anyone experiencing a mental health episode to attack police officers. Read the bill, i ...

An Illinois Dem lawmaker introduced a bill that would legalize violence against police if an attacker was having a mental health episode.