A Freeport man who worked as a police officer in Galena could face prison time if convicted of having child sexual abuse material, according to the Illinois attorney general’s office.

The Flossmoor Police Department issued 135 citations during the Memorial Day “Click It or Ticket” enforcement period.

Galena police said Saturday that Officer Eli Barthel was arrested after an investigation by the Illinois Attorney General’s Office and the FBI.

The Winnebago County Coroner's Office has identified the man who was killed about 1:15 a.m. June 2 in a single-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 20 near Meridian Road. The victim was Thomas Walker Jr., 41 ...

Rockford mayor to give annual State of the City Address on June 2. Rockford police say they've arrested a man after ...

A Romanian man pleaded guilty as the ringleader of a group making bomb threats and triggering "swatting" attacks against 75 U ...

A woman was struck and critically injured on the Eisenhower Expressway Sunday night, Illinois State Police said.

A driver lost control and hit three cars before continuing down a parking aisle, hitting another car, and then hitting a ...

Two men are in custody—one in St. Louis City, the other in Madison County, Illinois—for last week’s double shooting that ...

It's been over a month since the tragedy in Chatham that claimed the lives of four students and injured six children.

A former Pagedale police officer is being accused of his role in a police pursuit that happened in Fairview Heights, Illinois ...

Illinois lifts poultry ban The Illinois Department of Agriculture is lifting the temporary suspension on the exhibition or ...