More than 20 years after its creation, a state registry of convicted arsonists could become operational next year through legislation headed to Gov. J.B. Pritzker s desk.
More than 20 years after its creation, a state registry of convicted arsonists could become operational next year through legislation headed to Gov. J.B. Pritzker s desk.
Illinois lawmakers in 2004 voted to create an arsonist registry akin to the long-established database of sex offenders. Two decades later, a legislative fix could finally make it a reality.
The Lackawanna County district attorney s office wants a judge to quash a subpoena for investigative records related to a Jan. 1 shooting in Old Forge sought by a woman who