Robert Ellis, 66, once again acted as his own lawyer in a case where he was accused of falsely claiming to be a police officer. Ellis presented evidence that he was appointed police commissioner in ...

The following information is summarized from the records of city, county and state police, fire and hospital agencies.

Illinois man Mekyell Brown-Champion was arrested after a car chase on I-65 starting from a reported robbery in Scott County, ...

An Illinois man was arrested Monday morning on multiple charges following an investigation that covered three counties along ...

Bidding for a new contract is now underway after Johnson's controversial decision to end Chicago's relationship with ...

A powerful winter storm that has been slamming the Plains and Midwest turned deadly after officials in Missouri say they’re ...

More than 130 people allege they were sexually abused as children while in custody at youth detention centers in Illinois.

Legal advocates and some local elected leaders across the country say it's fundamentally a fight over local versus federal control.

County officials in Springfield, Illinois, have agreed to pay $10 million to the family of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman shot and killed in her home last summer by a sheriff’s deputy ...

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability released video of a shooting involving an off-duty Chicago police officer that happened back in December.

After the device was found in a Highland Park High bathroom, it was determined there was evidence of prior recording in an ...

The auto sear, or “Glock switch,” converts a handgun into a weapon that fires 120 rounds a minute. The lawsuit wants Glock to ...