The legislation would require anyone applying to be a police officer in Illinois to authorize all their former employers to ...

The Illinois House passed legislation on Thursday requiring more thorough background checks before police officers are hired, ...

Edward Calvert had been missing since May 4 and was found dead May 14. His body was discovered in a wooded area near ...

Illinois lawmakers passed a bill in the House that would create stricter hiring processes for police agencies.

Des Plaines police said a driver was injured, and also arrested, after crashing his car into a home. Police said officers ...

In the wake of the highly publicized shooting of a Springfield woman by a police officer, a measure requiring more stringent ...

A 26-year-old man was shot in the arm outside Murphy’s Bleachers in Wrigleyville. The man was taken to Illinois Masonic ...

The Champaign Police Department is working with the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Police, and ...

An Illinois State Police trooper's squad car was struck on Interstate 290 in Chicago, marking the sixth Move Over Law-related ...

A driver is facing multiple citations after allegedly slamming into a parked Illinois State Police squad car along Interstate ...