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A 43-year-old Peoria man is charged with impersonating a Peoria County sheriff’s deputy and weapons crimes after he conducted an illegal traffic stop last week.

Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois is backing an effort to expand background checks for firearms.Duckworth is co-sponsoring legislation requiring…

An Illinois man sentenced to 10 years in prison for bilking an acquaintance out of $93,000 has started two political action committees from behind bars.…

A convicted felon is back in custody after Evanston police say they saw him in a Facebook Live video firing a gun at a shooting range in violation of his…