
A wanted parolee fled from East St. Louis, Illinois, police and US Marshals agents in a vehicle, striking two pedestrians and two police crusiers before being shot and wounded by officers.
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A police officer in Hometown, Ill., has been fired days after fatally shooting a dog in front of a 6-year-old girl.
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A truck driver posted video of a traffic contact he had with an Illinois State Trooper who pulled him over for honking.
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East Peoria, Ill., Police are praising the efforts of an off-duty FBI Agent who took down a man after he opened fire in an East Peoria bar Saturday night, but authorities are still searching for what led to this tragedy
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Officer Beck saw the man once again standing toward him, a 14-inch butcher knife still in his hand and pointing at the throat of a terrified 6-year-old girl.
Read More →Three up-and-coming leaders in various fields of law enforcement have been selected by the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police (ILACP) as the "Rising Shields of Law Enforcement" for their leadership in advancing the field.
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Illinois statehouse Republicans this week proposed legislation they say would get new squad cars off state police parking lots and onto Illinois highways.
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Cook County prosecutors announced the charges on Wednesday, alleging that the Park Forest police officer was reckless in his use of less-lethal weapons in an attempt to arrest a 95-year-old man.
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"Both became entangled in a physical altercation, part of which was captured on a YouTube video," Dunn said. "During the altercation, Grindley continued to resist officers even after (pepper) spray was deployed. As Grindley was secured in handcuffs, he spat at and continued to yell obscenities at the officers."
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"Officer Morrissy was responding to assist another officer on a domestic situation and was attempting to turn left off of 160th Street onto Cicero Avenue when another vehicle traveling south on Cicero Avenue struck the squad car in the driver's side," according to a statement from the Oak Forest police department.
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