Law Enforcement

In courtrooms around the state early this week, judges conducted the first hearings under a new system that determines whether ...

Illinois on Monday will become the first state to fully abolish cash bail through an act of the legislature — ...

Beginning Monday, state courts in Illinois will be prohibited from jailing individuals who are accused – but not convicted – ...

For years, former Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White blocked attempts by an ex-state trooper to regain his driving privileges ...

Under the Joe Coleman Act — named after a decorated Army veteran who died of prostate cancer while incarcerated — Illinois prisoners can ...

Six interagency law enforcement task forces received grant funding this spring to combat car thefts through an initiative of Secretary ...

A gun trade association has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new Illinois law that restricts how gun dealers and ...

A new law in Illinois restricts the way gun dealers and manufacturers can market and sell their products and subjects ...

Dozens of state employees across multiple agencies are under investigation by a state watchdog for claims they fraudulently obtained payments ...

A landmark criminal justice reform that eliminates cash bail in Illinois is constitutional, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, paving ...