An Illinois state trooper was hospitalized Wednesday night after being involved in a car crash on Chicago's South Side. Police said at 4:56 p.m., the trooper was driving south on Wentworth Avenue ...

A Crestwood, Illinois police officer recently charged with his second DUI has a troubled history in many other respects. CBS News Chicago obtained personnel files for Crestwood police Officer ...

Stewart, a native of Evanston’s 5th Ward, began her career as a police officer with the Lincolnwood Police Department in 1999, and left that department as its deputy chief in 2021. Stewart then ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WSIL) -- The Illinois State Police (ISP) are continuing efforts to tackle vehicle theft and hijacking in 2025, utilizing grant funding to target these crimes. The ISP received a ...

The Illinois Senate passed a bill that calls for a more thorough review of prospective police officers' work history. The sponsor of the bill cited the police shooting death of Sonya Massey near ...

Illinois police officers and a bystander jumped into action when a firefighter became trapped beneath the rubble of a house fire on April 3, stunning bodycam footage reveals. Authorities in ...

Lake County Judge Victoria Rossetti handed down seven consecutive sentences of natural life in prison without the possibility ...

WAYNE CITY, Ill. (WSIL) -- A former police chief in one southern Illinois city pleaded guilty to one count of misapplication of property from federally funded programs and one count of interstate ...

An Illinois State Police trooper was hospitalized after a driver ran a red light and slammed into their marked squad car in Chicago’s Legends South neighborhood. According to authorities ...

The vetting and security clearance of senior police officers were once again ... also confirmed that some officers security clearance certificates had expired between 22 June 2021 to 04 December ...

A cemetery worker is accused of stealing portions of payments made by families planning funerals, Illinois police said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A worker helping mourning families plan funerals at ...