The city council approved the site plan for Mercy Culture Church's proposed residential facility last night in a divided 6-4 vote.

Political divisions and concerns over a legal battle punctuated heated debate over whether the church could build housing for ...

A years-long fight between a church and a neighborhood ended Tuesday as councilmembers allowed the church to build a shelter to house victims of human trafficking.

The Illinois State Police’s Division of Criminal Investigation Trafficking Enforcement Bureau arrested six men during a ...

Six men were arrested on charges related to child solicitation following a two-day human trafficking sting in the Rockford ...

Illinois State Police arrested a Delavan man as part of a multi-day human trafficking enforcement operation, the agency ...

The Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Trafficking Enforcement Bureau conducted a two-day operation in ...

Illinois state police say six people have been arrested after a two day human trafficking enforcement operation.

Thirteen women from the Philippines have been convicted on human trafficking-related charges for acting as surrogates in ...

Seven people in total were indicted in two separate human trafficking rings in North and South Jersey, the attorney general's ...

President Elect Donald Trump named Kash Patel to potentially lead the FBI. The nomination would require Trump to fire current ...

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