Police around the country warn of a new crime trend called "jugging." Criminals will watch banks and ATMs, waiting for ...

The department implemented a range of recommendations meant to improve its homicide investigations, but with no obvious ...

A bill awaiting Gov. JB Pritzker's signature marked a rare instance in which Democrats and Republicans largely agreed on a ...

Illinois is investigating Texas police's use of ALPR data to find a woman. It is unclear whether the search was immigration- ...

Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday defended Illinois' sanctuary laws protecting undocumented immigrants at a hearing before ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois secretary of state on Thursday asked for an investigation into a suburban Chicago ...

U.S. House Republicans grilled Democratic governors from New York, Illinois and Minnesota in a hearing on Thursday over state ...

Auto thefts dropped in 2024, trend appears to be continuing into 2025. But a few new car brands are seeing increases. Police ...

Note: The alleged details below are disturbing. Discretion is advised. STREAMWOOD, Ill. (WGN) — The 7-year-old brother of a stabbing suspect in Streamwood, Illinois, saw his blood-covered sisters and ...

Some words may be mispronounced. An Illinois woman was arrested Thursday in Linn County on charges that she stole more than $6,000 from two dependent adults for whom she was a caretaker.

Pontiac is shedding its reputation for being one of America's most violent cities as crime falls ... when asked about the reason driving the trend, offered a similar explanation.

We expect to see an increase in crime that is committed by and connected to juvenile offenders, and that's a concerning trend here in Brookhaven," Chief Gurley said. What we don't know ...