The former Illinois House Speaker once lauded as the longest-serving legislative leader in American history will enter a federal courtroom this week on charges he used his vast influence to run a “cri ...

SummaryKansas man died after multi-county pursuit By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois ...

Illinois State Police launched an investigation into the death of a Kansas man during a multi-county pursuit on Sept. 22 by ...

A Kansas man has been sentenced to 25 years for child solicitation and pornography in Pike County. On October 4th, 2024, ...

A man previously convicted of killing a Chicago police officer has been released from prison after his conviction was overturned by a Cook County judge.

SANGAMON COUNTY — Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell came under fire for his hiring practices after he employed a deputy with two DUI convictions, who is now accused of the ...

A West Frankford, Illinois, man is in Williamson County Jail Monday after he was arrested for stealing a police officer's ...

Police have arrested the driver of a bus carrying young students and teachers that caught fire and killed 23 in suburban Bangkok, as families arrived to help identify their loved ...

A federal jury has awarded $50 million in damages to a suburban Chicago man who was exonerated in a murder and released from prison in 2018 after spending about 10 ...

The Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board can decertify a police officer if they are convicted of a felony and some ...

In the wake of a report detailing the hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals with criminal convictions living in the U.S.

A man has been convicted of first-degree murder and attempted murder in the 2021 fatal shooting of one police officer and the wounding of a second. A jury returned guilty ...