SPRINGFIELD – An omnibus criminal justice bill passed by the General Assembly last month would, if signed by the governor, mandate all Illinois law enforcement agencies to use body…
SPRINGFIELD — The state’s highest court has struck down a southern Illinois city’s policy that partly evaluates police officers on the number of citations officers issue, finding…
SPRINGFIELD — State legislators are considering eliminating or limiting aspects of qualified immunity for law enforcement. Qualified immunity isn’t an explicit federal statute or…
The Chicago Police Department will be conducting DUI saturation patrols Friday through Monday (July 3-6) in three Chicago neighborhoods. Saturation patrols will be held in the South…
Ashley Scott was supposed to start a family vacation with Curtis Hale-Melton on July 10. Now that will be the day that Scott buries her former partner. Hale-Melton, 31, of Maywood,…
SPRINGFIELD — Lawmakers, in tandem with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, are looking to bolster the state’s system of certifying and decertifying law enforcement professionals….
The scarcity of community fireworks shows is about to turn the Fourth of July into a do-it-yourself holiday. While fireworks displays by unlicensed or amateur users is illegal in Illinois,…
A man was critically injured Wednesday morning (July 1) when stabbed on the CTA Red Line. Chicago police said a 33-year-old man on a Chicago Transit Authority Red Line train on the…
Man charged in Chicago officer’s ...A Freeport man is being held in Cook County Jail in connection ...
Chicago woman charged with killing ...A Chicago woman is being held in Cook County Jail in connection ...
Video released from Chicago officers’ ...The Civilian Office of Police Accountability has released video and other materials ...
McHenry man charged with residential ...A McHenry man was charged with three felonies and two misdemeanors involving ...
