A host of new laws in Illinois will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026. From gun safety to rogue towers, protection from squatters, ...

Tuesday was the 25th anniversary of the event that led to the creation of Scott's Law. The Illinois State Police looked back ...

LIVINGSTON COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — An Illinois State Trooper’s squad car was hit by a driver who State Police said failed to move over on Tuesday. State Police said it happened on southbound Interstate ...

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Those who ‘protect and serve’ in the Illinois State Police Executive Protection Unit have a different mission on the agenda ...

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John O’Leary, 41, of Chicago was arrested in Knox County for promoting sexual exploitation of a child, indecent solicitation, ...

One person has been arrested after Illinois State Police led a human trafficking suppression operation near Galesburg.

A person in a vehicle suspected of involvement in a homicide in Rock County was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot ...

Nicholas Hopkins was shot Friday morning and died later in the day. The Illinois state trooper who was shot early Friday morning while serving a warrant in East St. Louis has died, police said.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A car was engulfed in flames Wednesday morning on Interstate 94 in Chicago. Illinois State Police troopers ...

NORMAL, Ill. (WLS) -- Illinois State University Police are asking for help finding a person of interest after Sunday night's shooting on campus. Police are looking to talk to the man shown in a photo ...