A man was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after being shot in the leg in South Peoria late Tuesday ...

A vigilant witness’ tip led to the arrest of a man who was pretending to be an FBI agent and pulled at least one person over ...

Police said that the person – 41-year-old Brandon M. Lewis of Peoria – was swinging a baseball bat at the scene, striking one of the officers. The officers responded with one firing a Taser and one ...

Background records of police recruits in Illinois must be available to a prospective employer under a new law in response to ...

Trump assumes control over DC police, activates National Guard, citing a safety emergency, despite local official objections ...

Police agencies in Illinois will soon be required to do more thorough background checks on prospective officers.

Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday is expected to sign new legislation requiring more thorough background checks before hiring police officers, a law inspired by the shooting death of Sonya Massey.

Sonya Massey was shot and killed by former sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson. His employment record has come under scrutiny, ...

A department spokesperson said police received a Shot Spotter alert of 12 rounds fired about 9:45 p.m. in the 2100 block of ...

Browns All-Pro defensive end Myles Garrett has been accused of driving a Ferrari 100 mph on a suburban Cleveland interstate. The Strongsville Police Department stopped ...