Police Mass Shooting Plot Foiled in Illinois
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Mount Prospect Police operate under Illinois's home-rule authority, granting villages over 25,000 residents expanded local powers.
Topic poll · all networksFoiled IL mass shooting plotters — what usually happens at trial?
Mass shootings cost the U.S. ~$229 billion per year in losses.
A 2019 Everytown Research study estimated mass shootings cost America $229B annually — covering medical care, lost wages, and long-term mental health treatment. A community tip helped prevent those costs in Palatine.
Illinois made targeting places of worship a terrorism offense in 2002.
After 9/11, Illinois passed statute 720 ILCS 5/29D, explicitly classifying attacks on religious sites as terrorism. A conviction can carry 20 to 60 years — far heavier than standard weapons charges.
Topic poll · all networksHow many mass shooting plots did the FBI disrupt in 2023?
- 8
- 16
- 25
- 40
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25
Topic poll · all networksHow many active shooter incidents did the FBI record in 2021 — its highest ever?
- 28
- 61
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61
