For Alexi Giannoulias, news of carjackings hit close to home.
Illinois’ Secretary of State was a senior in high school when he and a group of classmates found themselves being robbed of their vehicle at gunpoint on Chicago’s West Side.
Now the Secretary of State’s office is awarding $21 million to Chicago police and five other law enforcement groups in an effort to crack down on carjackings and auto theft in Illinois.Sign up for NBC Chicago newsletters.
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