The police chief of a Sangamon County city has been placed on administrative leave after being arrested for domestic battery ...

Illinois is gearing up for a fight over who gets to wear a badge. A newly filed bill in Springfield would block certain federal immigration agents hired during the Trump administration from taking ...

Over the course of the month of January 2026, the Criminal Investigations Division conducted investigative stops, allocated ...

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois State Police special agents are reviewing a case in which a Springfield Police officer shot someone.

Springfield Police are looking for the subjects pictured in a retail theft case that occurred on January 13 at Academy Sports ...

Update: 4 p.m. 1/20/2026 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Police have shared more information about a chase that started in East Peoria and ended in Springfield, temporarily shutting down part of I-55 on ...

The Springfield Police Department seized a record number of illegal firearms in January, recovering 57 weapons during ...

A woman who almost lost her life because of a crash caused by Michael Egan said the 90-day jail sentence he received Jan. 30 ...

A police chase involving multiple departments started in East Peoria and ended near Springfield after the Washington Police Department received information that a man had driven away from his home and ...

Springfield welcomed seven newly sworn officers Jan. 28 as Chief Joe Behl led an oath‑taking ceremony that marked the recruits’ official start with the city’s police force, according to a community ...

The police chief of a Sangamon County city is on administrative leave after Illinois State Police said he was arrested in Springfield just after midnight on Thursday. State ...