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

A Wonder Lake man has been charged in connection with a human trafficking case that involved the sexual exploitation of a teenage girl, the Sheriff’s Office said this week.

A bill that would eliminate the statute of limitations for cases of involuntary servitude or trafficking passed the House on ...

“As a transportation hub, Illinois ranks among the highest in the number of human trafficking cases in the whole United States,” Sen. Julie Morrison, D-Deerfield, the bill’s lead ...

Morrison said Illinois remains one of the top human trafficking places in the country, and many cases are not brought to light. “Unfortunately, many instances of trafficking do not get reported ...

A bill heading to the Senate floor would require criminals convicted of forcing victims into commercial sex work to register ...

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 ...

Dargan’s current bail is listed at $450,000 cash in the human trafficking case. Weeks said Wednesday that he was appreciative of the jury’s guilty verdict on the gun charge and is ready to ...

“As a transportation hub, Illinois ranks among the highest in the number of human trafficking cases in the whole United States,” Sen. Julie Morrison, D-Deerfield, the bill’s lead ...