North suburban school districts, as well as Oakton College in the north suburbs, are communicating with students about ...

The first effort, in 2022, stalled amid concerns that the wording would prohibit law enforcement from intervening in serious matters. A new version closes that loophole, clarifying that students still ...

The Williamson County Sheriff's Office says it'll be awarding a $1,000 scholarship to an Illinois student enrolled in college ...

MACOMB/MOLINE, IL - - Western Illinois University's Law Enforcement and Justice Administration (LEJA) program has long been known for producing high-quality law enforcement professionals and one of ...

Witnesses have allegedly told police an O’Fallon teenager fatally shot an East St. Louis woman during a drug deal in the parking lot of a public housing complex in December. This information was ...

A Rock Island man on trial for the shooting death of Dayona Lee, 26, in December of 2021, has instead pleaded guilty to second-degree murder after a jury was seated.

So-called switches, which turn handguns into automatic weapons that can fire 20 bullets a second, are "beyond terrifying," Judge Iain Johnston warns.

A second man accused in the fatal shooting of two Chicago high school students in the Loop last year is now facing felony charges. Chicago police said 20-year-old James Allison, a ...

First of two parts looking at efforts to help veterans who wind up in the Cook County court system Navy veteran Greg Sanchez ...