A city code proposal would add towing as a tool for law enforcement officers to use at their discretion for vehicles with ...

State Senator Doris Turner introduced two new pieces of legislation aimed at implementing a stricter review process for potential police officers a ...

The Trump administration has sued Illinois and Chicago, alleging its laws are impeding on federal efforts to enforce ...

President Trump’s Justice Department sued the state of Illinois, the city of Chicago and local officials Thursday over laws creating a so-called “sanctuary city.”  Accusing the officials of ...

The first effort, in 2022, stalled amid concerns that the wording would prohibit law enforcement from intervening in serious matters. A new version closes that loophole.

Illinois State Police completed their investigation in September and handed their findings to a special prosecutor in ...

A new bill, filed in the Illinois General Assembly on Monday, would ban school resource officers and police from issuing ...

The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office announced that K-9 "Ivo" and Deputy Tudoreanu have been honored with an Excellence Award ...

Under a new partnership, the Springfield Police Department and local Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ...

Illinois State Police are investigating a shooting in Menard County over the weekend. The shooting happened Saturday east of ...

The address is just off Illinois 123, east of Petersburg and about half an hour northwest of Springfield. The sheriff's ...

An 8-year-old boy was hit by a car while crossing the street in an active school zone on Wednesday, according to a Springfield Division of Police crash report. The crash occurred at the intersection ...