Illinois law now requires that prospective police officers approve the release of personal background records in response to ...

The law requires extensive background checks before Illinois police agencies hire officers. It was named for Sonya Massey, ...

Two months before a gunman killed 19 children and two adults at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, the school ...

CHICAGO ( WGN) — Chicago police on Tuesday announced an arrest in the deadly shooting of 18-year-old Kaleb Williams, who was ...

The GBI says the man who fired more than 180 shots at the headquarters of the CDC died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after killing a police officer.

At 2:48 a.m., police said six people were shot around West End and La Crosse avenues. A 22-year-old woman identified as ...

Former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson faces first-degree murder and other charges in Sonya Massey’s killing.

The Columbus Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit is leading the investigation, according to the department’s X post.

The ladies couldn't even run, and they still were shooting at them," said Gregory Laurence, who was injured in the shooting ...

We need to rebuild the trust together,” Susan Monarez said Tuesday, just days after a shooter fired close to 200 rounds that ...

Authorities also confirmed that they had recovered "written documentation that expressed the shooter’s discontent with the ...