Domestic violence has increased in Peoria County, with 1124 reports this year compared to 1069 last year, but the Center For ...

Auto thefts dropped in 2024, trend appears to be continuing into 2025. But a few new car brands are seeing increases. Police ...

Adrian Rucker is charged with confronting police while armed with an assault-style gun, which led an officer to open fire and ...

Chicago Police Officer Krystal Rivera was mistakenly shot in the back and killed by her partner as she pursued a suspect who ...

Adrian Rucker, 25, faces multiple felony charges in connection with an alleged armed encounter that led to the fatal shooting ...

U.S. Attorney's office expands Project Safe Neighborhoods to cover Chicago's downtown and CTA system for crime prevention.

Dozens of major retailers — including Home Depot, Walgreens, Ulta Beauty, Target, Meijer, Kroger and lululemon — worked with ...

Community-based violence intervention programs nationwide have long worked alongside law enforcement officers to deescalate ...

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois — Illinois ... offenses would likely include retail theft, simple battery and certain drug sales that didn't involve weapons or violence. Opposition has emerged from ...

EDWARDSVILLE — An East Alton woman faces more than a dozen felony charges relating to identity theft and deceptive practices filed on April 21. The 44-year-old woman was charged with four counts ...

WASHINGTON D.C. (WTVO) — The U.S. Department of Justice says Illinois released several noncitizen ... detention requirements to include burglary, theft, larceny, shoplifting, or assault of ...

In 2021, the number of people in Illinois killed from acts of domestic violence was growing at an alarming pace, and state legislators acted with a sense of urgency. In a near-unanimous vote ...