The circumstances surrounding the death of 18-year-old Jackson Kradle, whose body was found along Illinois Route 78 north of Mount Carroll on July 28 last year, continue to unfold. A formal coroner's inquest was held Tuesday,

Illinois promised answers after fatal officer-involved shootings and other deaths at the hands of law enforcement. But some prosecutors, including some in the Metro East, stay silent.

Charles Witter was waiting at the front door when police arrived and officers immediately took him into custody, officials said. Inside the house, officers found his wife, 80-year-old Helen Witter, “unconscious, lying on her back with her head on a pillow and her mouth open.”

The Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 5 has been called in to assist the Arcola Police Department with a shooting investigation.Acco

One person is dead and two people were taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a two-vehicle crash in the Coulterville area on Saturday.

ILLINOIS (WTHI) - Illinois State Police reports there were fewer interstate shootings in 2024. It's the third straight year the number of incidents has declined. According to ISP, shootings dropped 31 percent from 2023 to 2024; compared to 2021, that's down 71 percent.

The Illinois National Guard will send 110 soldiers and 30 airmen to help with security at the presidential inauguration next week in Washington D.C. Airmen with the Peoria-based 182nd Airlift Wing and soldiers with the 5th Civil Support Team in Bartonville,

Police agencies in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, including Rockford, DeKalb, and Janesville, issued policy statements on immigration enforcement to address

Division of Criminal Investigation Trafficking Enforcement Bureau arrested six individuals during a two-day human trafficking de

It is not illegal to pass a snowplow in Illinois, but “it’s not recommended and can be dangerous,” Illinois State Police trooper Duane Chappell wrote in a Jan. 6 email to the News-Democrat. ISP officials recommend drivers follow these best practices in wintry conditions, according to Chappell:

ISP Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 5 was requested by the Arcola Police Department to help with a shooting investigation. On January 17, around midnight, Arcola police responded to the report of a shooting in the 200 block of South Pine Street. One man was found with injuries sustained from a gunshot and was taken to an area hospital.

In a two-page letter addressed to an Illinois State Police investigator, a prosecutor with his office wrote that “Staff at the Madison County Jail were consistently and routinely observing ...