The day-long shutdown of Facebook reveals the extensive powers given to police under the new Counter-Terrorism Act and the threat posed to basic democratic rights.

The Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations Thursday released its first-ever Hate Incident Report, showing reported non-criminal hate acts in the county grew 35%, from 609 in 2022 to 821 ...

Half of the reported incidents were motivated by race, ethnicity or national origin, and African Americans were targeted at a higher rate than any other group, according to the report.

George Wiebe/Sun-Times Share SPRINGFIELD — Hate crimes, intimidation and extremism are on the rise in Illinois, according to a report released Wednesday by the Anti-Defamation League.

SPRINGFIELD — Hate crimes, intimidation and extremism are on the rise in Illinois, according to a report released Wednesday by the Anti-Defamation League. The report, which tracks hate incidents ...

Insp Prince's team goes into schools to give presentations to young people to let them know how to spot the signs of hate crimes and how to report them. The presentation is also available for ...