Police

The Eureka Police Department has a new tool designed to keep tense, uncertain situations from escalating.

The city of Galesburg is off to a violent start this year, with a murder and a string of shootings reported in just the first five days of 2021.Galesburg…

One person is dead and another critically injured after a wrong-way driver struck another vehicle head on Friday evening.A driver was headed north in the…

Two teenagers face charges after police said they stole a car at gunpoint in South Peoria Monday night. Police said the victim agreed to give three males…

A Washington man has died from his injuries after an accident Wednesday morning.The Illinois State Police said Jerry Bedwell, 76, and his wife, Linda, 74,…

Gov. Bruce Rauner says Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has "failed horribly" on public safety after gunfire in the city last weekend injured more than 70…

The Chicago Crime Commission has officially unveiled its first new street-gang guide in six years, detailing changes in where and how 59 Chicago gangs…

Police in Chicago say they've discovered the dismembered body of an 81-year-old woman in her home.Human remains were found in bins Sunday after a real…

An autopsy has determined that a man fatally shot on Chicago's South Side by police was shot in the back.The Cook County Medical Examiner's office say…

A school official says police have taken a student into custody after a threat prompted the closing of two southwestern Illinois high schools.Belleville…