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No arrests have been made in reference to this shooting.

The latest TALK-LINE interview features Dixon Police Department Sergeant Ryan Bivins talking about the return of the Honor Guard division of Dixon Police, which will participate in events such as parades and special activities.

A date has been set for Xandria Harris’ direct contempt of court trial.

A driver led the Channahon and Wilmington police on a chase early Thursday morning before abandoning the vehicle, leading the police to issue a shelter-in-place order for the area around Sunset Drive near Galloway School.

Millie has been serving as the SPD’s comfort dog for nearly a year.

A pedestrian was fatally struck Tuesday morning by an inbound Metra train in Downers Grove. authorities said.

A motion was granted Monday to deny pre-trial release for a Burr Ridge man accused of attacking his mother, Virna Rodriguez, with a hammer in the family home Feb. 22.

A pedestrian was struck and killed Monday afternoon by a Metra train in Downers Grove, authorities said.

A motion was granted Sunday to detain pre-trial a Chicago woman accused of stealing merchandise from the Oak Brook Lululemon store and then leading police on a high-speed chase, prosecutors said.

A Joliet man is being held in the Will County jail on multiple weapons charges stemming from a 2023 shooting.

A motion was granted Saturday to detain three Cook County residents accused of stealing a high-end SUV earlier this month and leading police on a high-speed chase, prosecutors said.

A motion was granted Friday to deny pre-trial release for a Chicago man accused of possessing more than 100 grams of illegal narcotics and leading police on a high-speed chase, prosecutors said.

A Chicago man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for robbing a 7-Eleven store in Elmhurst.

The Morris Police Department announced Thursday that officers were called to a fight in the 200 block of Waverly Street, where witnesses said an 18-year-old woman had been stabbed.

Following a four-month long investigation, a Plainfield man has been arrested and charged with possessing child sexual abuse images.

A motion was granted Thursday to revoke pre-trial release for a Bloomingdale man newly charged with possessing a stolen car, prosecutors said.

A motion to deny pre-trial release for a two-time convicted felon who was allegedly in possession of a loaded handgun was granted Wednesday, prosecutors said.

A 44-year-old Morris man is being charged with three counts of first degree murder in the death of his mother in August 2024.

A Will County sheriff’s lieutenant’s fatal shooting of a hostage taker could have been the result of an involuntary trigger pull, according to a firearm expert’s analysis. 

A West Chicago man will serve 10 years in jail after his involvement in fatal accident

An Illinois Senate committee advanced a bill on Tuesday that would strictly limit police’s ability to search a vehicle after smelling cannabis

A Channahon man died following on a crash over the weekend on Interstate 55 in Channahon Township.

Lombard Police Chief Tom Wirsing is retiring, and the village has named his replacement.

A motion has to detain two out-of-state men accused of breaking into and stealing more than $135,000 worth of merchandise from the Rogers & Holland Jewelers at Yorktown Mall in Lombard

The continued disciplinary hearing for a Campton Hills police officer ended minutes after it began on Thursday, with attorneys saying the Village Board would take it up at a later date for settlement.

A Peotone family was held at gunpoint and robbed Friday night while changing a flat tire. Police have a "heavy presence" in the area seeking the suspects.

A Chicago man on federal probation was sentenced to 22 years in prison for robbing a Glendale Heights business in April 2023, prosecutors said.

Crystal Lake and Algonquin police among local departments that will be conducting special patrols throughout Super Bowl weekend.

A rural Dixon man charged with the attempted murder of three police officers at his residence in June will remain jailed.

Campton Hills paid one of its police officers about $62,500 not to come to work during the last 10 months because he tried to organize a union, his attorney said.

A former Wheaton resident was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years in prison for her role in the 2018 murder of a West Chicago man.

With no active officers other than the police chief, the Hebron Village Board Monday night approved a contract with the McHenry County Sheriff's Office during a testy, sometimes raucous meeting.

A Morrison teen was reunited with his family Monday night after a search by multiple police agencies and local residents.

Two men are in custody after Oak Brook police say they stole a car and fled on foot after being pulled over early Friday morning.

Joliet Democrat Rachel Ventura introduced a measure in the Illinois Senate to ensure that the odor of raw or burnt cannabis alone could not be a reason for police to search a vehicle.

A motion was approved Friday to detain pre-trial a Hanover Park man accused of robbing two Lombard 7-Eleven convenience stores at gunpoint, prosecutors said.

A federal jury has convicted the getaway driver in a string of bank robberies in Lisle, Westmont and neighboring suburbs starting in 2021.

A DuPage County caregiver was charged Wednesday for her involvement in an incident at a community-based home that resulted in an older resident sustaining second-degree burns to a majority of her lower body, prosecutors said.

A motion was approved Tuesday to detain pre-trial an armed Cook County man charged with leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen car, prosecutors said.

A Will County sheriff’s lieutenant who is being sued over claims that he wrongfully killed a hostage taker in 2022 at a Romeoville bank will face no charges over the incident.

A jury has found Richard Goodwin, 59, formerly of Glendale Heights, guilty of the 2021 murder of Hanover Park resident Marek Krywko.

A motion to detain four men accused of stealing nearly $5,000 worth of merchandise from the Oak Brook Sunglass Hut store was approved on Tuesday, prosecutors said.

The Illinois State Police have announced that data from 2024 shows a decrease in shootings on Illinois interstate roads for the third year in a row.

The Illinois State Police reports recovering 245 stolen and/or hijacked vehicles from October through December.

A home in the 300 block of Youngs Avenue in Joliet was hit by gunfire Saturday morning. No one was reported injured, according to police.

A Joliet man is hospitalized with serious but stable injuries after a crash involving three vehicles at Ruby and North Broadway streets Friday night.

A Lombard man has been charged with the murder of a woman early Friday morning

An Aurora man was sentenced Thursday to 22 years in prison prison for robbing a Lisle Verizon store at gunpoint has been sentenced to 22 years in prison, prosecutors said.

Blessing J. Aoci was abducted around 6 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, near the intersection of 14th 1/2 Street and 13th Avenue, Rock Island, according to Rock Island police.

Plainfield Township beta tested the Thriveworks program in 2023 and then increased its budget in 2024 for mental health services.