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Larry Bell is charged with Attempted Murder for allegedly shooting a Peoria County Sheriff's Deputy.
Crime
2 months ago
Deputy hospitalized after shooting in Peoria identified, suspect arrested

Larry Bell, 51, allegedly shot Deputy Jack Evans.

Matthew Crowder and Michael Gonzales
Crime
2 months ago
Two arrested after shooting in Taylorville

Shooting and standoff with Taylorville Police happened early Monday.

Crime
2 months ago
Ring doorbell donation

Amazon has donated 1,000 of the devices to Illinois survivors of domestic violence.

University of Chicago Political Science Professor Robert Pape presents data on immigration enforcement activity in Chicago during a Jan. 30, 2026, hearing of Illinois Accountability Commission. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Local
2 months ago
‘A crisis for the nation’: ICE accountability commission continues to seek solutions

Commissioners set to review actions of key Trump officials, at Pritzker’s request.

Michael Egan
Crime
2 months ago
Former SPD cop sentenced to jail time in near-fatal DUI accident, prosecutors wanted years in prison

Questions arose during sentencing about whether Michael Egan was truly sorry.

Michael Mohr
Crime
2 months ago
Local Lutheran Church official arrested for child porn production

As of Thursday night, Mohr was still listed on their website as president of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod’s Central Illinois District.

Rally-goers gather outside of the Sangamon County Complex during Thursday's sentencing hearing for Sean Grayson.
Local
2 months ago
Sean Grayson’s sentencing hearing sparked a rally for Sonya Massey

A group of people in support of Massey chant outside the Sangamon County complex.

Prison bars
Crime
2 months ago
Woman who stole identities to work in health care is sentenced to 6-plus years in prison

Authorities said Gallarzo left Michigan in 2024 while awaiting her sentence and worked in the Chicago area as a physician’s assistant under the license and identity of another person.

Military personnel in uniform, with the Texas National Guard patch on, are seen at the U.S. Army Reserve Center, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Elwood, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
IL State News
2 months ago
Federal troop deployments to US cities cost taxpayers $496M and counting

Factored into the estimates are troop deployments to Chicago, Memphis, Portland, as well as Los Angeles in June, when protesters took to the streets in response to a blitz of immigration arrests.

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