The Illinois State's Attorney's office has, in recent years, not been committed to prosecuting gun crimes. The players have changed, so that may be changing, but the federal government has taken a hand. Federal gun cases surge nearly 300% in Chicago under ‘Project Safe Neighborhoods,’ officials say
Federal prosecutors in Chicago have sharply increased their pursuit of violent offenders and gun crimes, with the number of firearm indictments nearly tripling under U.S. Attorney Andrew S. Boutros’ leadership, officials announced. Boutros, joined by leaders from the FBI, ATF, DEA, and U.S. Marshals Service, said the Northern District has experienced a dramatic rise in both firearm and overall criminal prosecutions in 2025.
If memory serves, federal gun crimes usually come with longer minimum sentences, and less "time off for good behavior" than state crimes, though it has been a long time since I looked any of that up.
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