A Chicago man charged with shooting two people as they sat in a parked vehicle in Addison to 42 years in prison.

Three Cook County individuals, including a juvenile who was allegedly armed, have been accused of stealing a 2019 Nissan Altima out of Willowbrook, prosecutors said.

A Chicago man currently on pre-trial release for a felony retail theft in Lombard has been charged with stealing merchandise from three DuPage County businesses over the past few weeks, prosecutors said.

A man who shot a pregnant woman in 2022 in Willowbrook has been sentenced to 48 years in prison.

A new app, developed in part by a retired Kankakee police officer, is on the market and aims to help protect those in harms way.

Tytis D. Givan, 19, of Oswego, and Tyrell I. Mays, 18 of Montgomery, are each charged with five felony counts of aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon.

Officers were called to a Batavia home at 5:44 p.m. Friday after a resident reported seeing two unknown men inside the house while remotely monitoring a home surveillance system, Batavia police said.

This Thanksgiving, the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office is joining the Illinois State Police and local partners to keep holiday travel safe.

A Steward man has been identified as the victim of a Monday farm equipment and field fire in rural Steward and Lee County

An Aurora man was found guilty of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder for a 2022 incident in which one man in Aurora was shot dead while another recovered after also being shot, officials said.

The inaugural Ogle County K-9 Fund Bark and Whine Ball was held Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, at the River’s Edge Experience in Oregon and raised $34,000 for the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit, Deputy Ali VanVickle said.

Political influence has moved from reasonable policy setting into operational micromanagement, and that shift is corroding public safety, Tom Weitzel argues in his Roll Call column

A Villa Park teenager accused of punching a Villa Park police officer in the face after leading police on a high-speed chase will remain in jail until at least his next court appearance, prosecutors said

An Addison man has been charged with felonies after authorities said he fired multiple gunshots at police, striking one officer in a protective vest during a four-hour standoff at his home Thursday.

The driver of a Jeep Wrangler was taken to Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet where she was pronounced deceased at 1:06 p.m on Friday, according to the Will County Coroner’s Office.

Bradley police are investigating a 42-year-old Bradley man being struck by a southbound Canadian National Railway train early Saturday morning.

The accident happened early Saturday morning.

Jonathon Gounaris, 33, is charged with shooting three members of the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Response Team after a three-hour standoff when police tried to enter his home in Lost Lake, a rural subdivision east of Dixon in June 2024.

A man fired multiple gunshots at police officers, striking one in a protective vest, during an hourslong standoff Thursday at an Addison home, authorities said.

Illinois State Police will conduct Distracted Driving Enforcement Program patrols in Cook, DuPage, Kane, and Will counties.

Kevin Most was sworn in as the city of Oregon's new detective Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025.

A Wheaton man charged with possessing images of child pornography and failing to register as a sex offender will remain in jail until at least his next court appearance

A sex offender has been accused of recording himself having sexual contact with an underage girl.

A Rochelle woman is dead following a two-vehicle crash Monday morning on Interstate 88 near Ashton, the Winnebago County Coroner’s Office and Illinois State Police said Wednesday.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will pursue their own charges at the federal level regarding the alleged battery of two agents in Bolingbrook, police said.

Police departments from around Grundy County were well represented in last weekend's Chicago Marathon, with six members of the Minooka Police Department and one member of the Morris Police Department participating.

The Lockport Township Fire Protection District broke ground on its new first responder training facility on Monday.

Police departments must prioritize data analysis as a crime-prevention tool

Two federal immigration agents carrying out an arrest in Bolingbrook claim they were struck by two people, according to Bolingbrook police officials.

Three DuPage County men have been charged with conspiring to impersonate a peace officer while traveling to numerous No Kings protests on Saturday, prosecutors said.

The new Lockport Township Fire Protection District training and maintenance facility in Crest Hill will break ground Monday, Oct. 20 even as the future of the facility's planned gun range comes into question.

No Kings protests in Will County drew large crowds n Joliet and Bolingbrook on Saturday.

The Channahon Police Department arrested five suspects Wednesday after two witnesses reported seeing six or seven people removing large boxes from the Amazon facility at 23714 Amoco Road near South Bradley Street.

A Villa Park woman accused of causing an accident while intoxicated that injured two women will remain in jail until at least her her next court date, prosecutors said.

An alleged road rage incident ended in the arrest of Kodi M. Meyer, of Coal City, by Kankakee police Monday.

In September, Rayvon Johnson fled from the Kendall County Courthouse as deputies attempted to take him into custody on a warrant for domestic battery. 

The Will County Sheriff's Office shut down a portion of New Lenox Road in Joliet Township Wednesday afternoon to assist Channahon police in a search for fleeing suspects.

A convicted felon from Wheaton will remain in jail until at least his next court date after he was allegedly found in possession of multiple firearms, prosecutors said.

The Oswego Fire Protection District and the Oswego Police Department hosted a safety campus open house on Oct. 11, 2025.

Sterling Police Chief Pat Bartel says he can’t ever think of a time in his life where he didn’t want to be a police officer: “I was the kid that probably knew my 10-codes before I knew my alphabet.”

The Will County sheriff's deputies also recorded 44 traffic arrests and 11 criminal arrests during the campaign.

The Fox Lake Police Department is investigating a shooting that left a Round Lake Heights man with two gunshot wounds.

The enhanced traffic enforcement efforts were part of the Federal Fiscal Year 2025 Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program. The campaign took place between Oct. 1, 2024 and Sept. 30, 2025.

The Ogle County Sheriff’s Office recently announced it has been awarded a federal fiscal 2026 Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program grant.

A Carol Stream man accused of aggravated DUI and leading police on a high-speed chase will remain in jail until at least his next court date, prosecutors said.

A Bellwood man who led Villa Park police on a high-speed chase will remain in jail until at least his next court appearance a DuPage County judge decided on Thursday.

Oswego police have been investigating what caused the driver of a 2011 Lincoln MKZ Sedan to crash into the entrance. The vehicle was driven by a 50-year-old woman from Canton, Michigan, who was the only occupant in the vehicle, police said.

As the legality of the deployment of Texas National Guard troops to Illinois was debated in court Thursday, more equipment and materials arrived at the troops' base in Elwood.

The Rock Falls City Council approved the appointment of Rock Falls Patrol Sgt. Ryan McKanna as interim police chief Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025.

The announcement was made during the Sterling City Council meeting Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. Bland is filling the position previously held by Pat Bartel, who was recently named the SPD’s new police chief following the retirement of previous chief Alex Chavira, who retired Sept. 20.