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 ...

There were more than 2,000 human trafficking victims in Illinois from 2019 to 2023, according to the National Human Trafficking Hotline. By one tally, nearly one-third of those victims live in Central ...

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 ...

Trafficking Enforcement Bureau conducted seven human trafficking demand suppression operations across Illinois, resulting in 31 arrests and 91 criminal charges, according to authorities. The ...

The Senate has passed a bill that would give specialized training on human trafficking and establish coordination across ...