There were more than 2,000 human trafficking victims in Illinois from 2019 to 2023, according to the National Human ...

including sexual exploitation but also forced labor.” The bill, which has been in the works for two years, came through recommendations from the Illinois State Police joint human trafficking ...

Human trafficking is defined by the U.S. Justice Department as “a crime that involves compelling or coercing a person to provide labor or services ... hub, Illinois ranks among the highest ...

The Illinois State Police (ISP) continues to combat trafficking, including human trafficking. ISP Director Brendan F. Kelly, along with key stakeholders representing human trafficking survivors, law ...

The measure would expand training for staff in the Illinois Department of Children ... said to combat human trafficking, it must be brought out into the open. “Labor and sex trafficking exists ...