The city of Chicago settled a lawsuit Friday that claimed police used the ShotSpotter gunshot-detection system as a pretext ...

A new ordinance passed by the Yorkville City Council that would fine or jail homeless people for sleeping in public spaces ...

For years, Dr. Kevin J. Nohelty has been the highest-paid public school district superintendent in Illinois. He has made more money each year than the heads of 10 public universities in Illinois. He’s ...

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

National Guard troops have hit the streets in Washington, D.C., and are now patrolling at President Trump's direction.

Lombard police are warning residents about organized “street takeovers" involving groups of 30 to 40 riders on e-bikes, ...

Residents in one Washington, D.C., neighborhood lined up Wednesday to protest the increased police presence after the White ...

A retired Chicago-area cop expressed frustration with Mayor Brandon Johnson’s refusal to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Law enforcement officers turned a busy intersection in a mixed residential-commercial area of Washington, D.C., into a police ...

Despite the reputation of Bloomington-Normal as a staid, quiet community with nicknames such as "Borington" and "Insuranceville," the Twin Cities has a long history of protests. While there have been ...

Prosecutors say Chicago police officers who fired their guns nearly 100 times during a 2024 traffic stop and killed a 26-year ...

President Donald Trump announced today he is placing Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department under federal control, and is deploying the National Guard in the city, insisting the action was ...