Springfield police are intensifying efforts to curb violent crime by partnering with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).

Officials say the various investigative techniques will target individuals who are actively involved in, or associated with, firearm-related violence in Springfield and surrounding counties.

Springfield Police Chief Ken Scarlette and the Special Agent in Charge Christopher Amon of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives of the Chicago Field ...

Sangamon County, its sheriff’s office and its central dispatch system announced last week an agreement with the U.S.

The Springfield Police Department has arrested two suspects and seized a gun in connection with a shooting on Cambridge ...

A mix of outdoors stories from Illinois, including information on a youth wingshooting clinic and pheasant hunt opportunities ...

Two people are facing charges after a weekend shooting in Springfield. Springfield Police spokesperson Ryan Walsh said that ...

An officer involved shooting that occurred Saturday morning in Quincy is being investigated by Illinois State Police. At ...

It specifically states the Department of Justice did not find evidence that the county, the sheriff’s department or central ...

While the Justice Department found no discriminatory practices in the shooting death of Sonya Massey, 36, Sangamon County ...

Sonya Massey, an unarmed Black woman who was experiencing a mental health crisis, was shot in her kitchen by Sangamon County ...

The US Justice Department and a central Illinois sheriff’s office on Friday announced a deal resolving an inquiry into ...