Democratic mayors say they're successfully lowering crime, even as President Trump attacks their cities as dangerous and out ...

Stoking crime fear for political gain is commonplace in U.S. politics. In California, Democrats made a show of their tough-on-crime bills.

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

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 ...

Security in Washington, D.C., is tightening as the federal government ramps up its crackdown. National Guard troops are now ...

The latest social media trend that has young people engaging in dangerous behavior just might wind up at your doorstep. That ...

The internet is buzzing with the question of what the top four major U.S. cities are. See how Chicago natives are defending their city.

Joseph Czuba, who stabbed an innocent 6-year-old Palestinian boy 26 times, died in prison just months after his sentencing.

The ABC7 I-Team has learned that DEA Special Agent in Charge Shelia Lyons has retired. This comes as a new DEA report ...

The move comes as Texas Republicans try to get a 100 person quorum in the state House so they can vote on a newly drawn ...

Hilarious! Gov. JB Pritzker derides Texas for gerrymandering when Illinois Democrats have effectively disenfranchised ...

President Donald Trump said Monday that his administration will take over policing the nation’s capital city in what the ...