(SPRINGFIELD) Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is scheduled to visit Springfield today to comment on Illinois’ sanctuary policies. A news conference in the state’s capitol will highlight how Illinois’ policies have unleashed violence on American citizens, while shielding illegal immigrants from facing consequences. The federal government filed a new immigration lawsuit last week against Illinois, claiming the state illegally discourages businesses from signing up for E-Verify, the federal system used to identify noncitizens who are not eligible to work in the United States and/or Illinois.
(CHICAGO) The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center has released its latest annual report with the most complaints in 2024 received from California, Texas, and Florida. The report shows that as a group, people over the age of 60 suffered the most losses due to internet crime at nearly $5 billion, plus with 859,532 complaints of suspected internet crime overall, total losses exceeded $16 billion, a 33% increase in losses from the year earlier in 2023. The nation’s top three cyber crimes, by number of complaints reported by victims in 2024, were phishing/spoofing, extortion, & personal data breaches. Learn more online at ic3.gov.
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Department of Public Health has confirmed six measles cases in Illinois so far this year, with two new cases in southern Illinois over this past weekend. In one case, the infected person potentially visited locations in Missouri, including the St. Louis Aquarium. The IDPH says it is working with local health departments to offer health guidance, testing, and vaccination support. Mobile vaccination services have been sent to areas of Illinois where there are low vaccination rates.
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police, and motorcycle safety advocates are teaming up to remind all users of the road to “Start Seeing Motorcycles” as part of Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month in Illinois. With more than 150 deaths in Illinois each year, motorcyclists are significantly over-represented in traffic crashes and fatalities. Although motorcycles represent only 3% of total vehicle registrations in Illinois, according to IDOT, they accounted for nearly 14% of traffic fatalities in 2023.