Hillyer ended up serving less than a year as part of a plea deal and is now out of prison as a registered sex offender for ...

Illinois State Sen. Doris Turner said the act will determine "necessary guardrails to ensure we have good officers on our streets." ...

Springfield teachers are set to see a pay bump after the teachers union voted to ratify a two-year contract with the school ...

National Guard troops repeatedly rehearsed their role in an operation at a Los Angeles park intended as a show of force ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed new legislation requiring more thorough background checks before hiring police ...

The Sonya Massey Act, signed into law on Tuesday, will increase police accountability by revising hiring procedures in ...

Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday is expected to sign new legislation requiring more thorough background checks before hiring ...

Sponsor State Sen. Doris Turner said the act will determine "necessary guardrails to ensure we have good officers on our ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed the "Sonya Massey Bill" into law, revising police hiring procedures to require stronger background checks for applicants.

Gun owners in Illinois are now required to lock up their firearms with a new law Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed. Senate Bill 8, known as the Safe Gun Storage Act, outlines storage requirements where a ...