Recommendations from a working group have turned into a statewide change to how human trafficking victims are spotted and how they should be helped. “Illinois' government response system is fragmented ...

After Trump’s remarks, the Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice, a coalition of organizations that championed the state’s ...

Troopers have arrested a total of 572 people in 17 special operations since June 2023, according to a Belleville ...

Trump condemns no cash bail policies, vows to federalize D.C. police and end such policies in Chicago, counter to local crime ...

Chicago's top federal drug enforcement official has stepped down from her post. The I-Team has learned that DEA Special Agent in Charge Shelia Lyons has retired. Lyons, a Chicago native and Bradley ...

Friday's train derailment resulted in a "significant hazardous materials spill," Mount Carmel Mayor Joe Judge told Newsweek.

Illinois crime victims or their survivors have been paid millions in dollars from a little-known state-run program that's supposed to help pay for expenses from the terrible aftermath of a violent ...

The Illinois Crime Victims Compensation Fund has approved reimbursement for over $4,000 to the family of Mari Villar, who was severely injured in a hit-and-run two years ago, after WGN Investigates… ...