A Springfield, Illinois, man is suing the city and six of its police officers for opening a small urn containing his daughter’s ashes and allegedly “desecrating” it during a traffic stop.

Now, the Springfield Police Department is looking to hire another 15 in January as its staffing level is double-digit percentage points below its desired roster size.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) – Officers with one Central Illinois police department are going to Washington, D.C. to help with security for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. The ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) –Springfield Police Department swears in fourteen new officers. According to the department, thirteen of the officers graduated on October 18, 2022 from the Macon County ...

Four people were killed when a car smashed through a building during an after-school program Monday afternoon in a town outside of Springfield, Illinois, police said.. Officers responded at about ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Around 6 a.m. one Friday last year, Springfield Police Chief Ken Scarlette was jolted awake by a call from his deputy, whose tone was grim: “We have a problem here.” The ...

The number showing up on caller-ID is the Springfield, Illinois Police Internal Affairs Division (217-788-8380), and it is unlawfully being used.