Illinois AG Kwame Raoul and 41 other attorneys general are asking Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for more timely assistance from the ...

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

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

“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 sponsor, said ...

AG Raoul joins 41 attorneys general urging better cooperation between the National Human Trafficking Hotline and law ...

“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 ...

However, the two are related and often intertwined. Human trafficking is involuntary and victims are exploited, whereas smuggling is voluntary, yet still bears life-threatening risks. A smuggling case ...