Law Enforcement

Gun owners now have more time to renew a firearm owners identification card and concealed carry license in Illinois.

When an Illinois Senate panel met last March to discuss the state’s backlog of untested forensic evidence, there were more...

New rules governing how retail gun dealers do business went into effect Jan. 3 and include the types of records...

In year two, Gov. J.B. Pritzker will focus on ending cash bail, reforming low-level drug crime sentencing and reducing mandatory...

A Republican lawmaker has filed legislation to reinstate the death penalty in Illinois, calling it an “effective tool” to dissuade...

Senate Democrats on Friday released copies of the full, unredacted search warrant that was executed on state Sen. Martin Sandoval’s...

Bipartisan support appears to be building in the Illinois General Assembly for a statewide ban on red-light cameras. Those are...

FBI agents were seen Tuesday searching the Capitol office of state Sen. Martin Sandoval, D-Chicago, and later carrying boxes and...

The Illinois State Police, family members and dignitaries gathered Wednesday to commemorate Trooper Gerald Ellis in the third such ceremony...

Drivers in Illinois who injure roadside workers or fail to obey construction zone signals now face the possibility of enhanced...