The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has come under fire for not releasing information on the death of a foster child in Fairview Heights in May 2024. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
IL State News
2 months ago
Prosecutors say they don’t oppose release of DCFS timeline in foster child’s death

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has refused to make information public

Crime
2 months ago
Crime of the Week: Arrest made in 2024 death of woman found on I-55, but public help still needed

A $5,000 reward is possible for any information that leads to additional arrests or convictions.

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has hired the former caseworker for Mackenzi Felmlee, pictured, who mysteriously died in her foster home. (Capitol New Illinois file photo)
IL State News
2 months ago
CORRECTION: Caseworker in foster child’s death has troubling history, documents show

Multiple women said she threatened them and their children

Springfield Police squad
Crime
2 months ago
Springfield Police targets retail theft in recent operation

Seven people were arrested between July 24 and July 25 at TJX-owned stores.

Crime
2 months ago
Guv signs two gun bills into law

Now mandated :tracing, safe storage

FILE - Joseph Czuba, 71, stands before Circuit Judge Dave Carlson for his arraignment at the Will County courthouse, Oct. 30, 2023, in Joliet, Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
Crime
2 months ago
Illinois landlord imprisoned for decades in hate-crime attack on Palestinian American family has died

Czuba died Thursday in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections, according to a statement from the Will County Sheriff’s Office.

President Donald Trump speaks during a reception for Republican members of Congress in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
National
2 months ago
FACT FOCUS: Trump claims cashless bail increases crime, but data is inconclusive

In 2023, Illinois became the first state to completely eliminate cash bail when the state Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the law abolishing it.

Sean Grayson's new Sangamon County Jail mugshot
Crime
2 months ago
Grayson lawyers drop bid for Massey Commission gag order

Defense feared Massey supporters would taint the jury pool in Peoria, where Grayson’s trial will be held.

Illinois State Police squad
Crime
2 months ago
Illinois State Police conducts successful 6-day joint traffic detail in Sangamon County

Many traffic citations were written, and more than 40 pounds of cocaine were seized

Crime
2 months ago
Police shootings trend down

“It’s hard to know whether this decline represents some improvement in the quality of decision-making by officers in these situations or whether this might be the result of underpolicing and withdrawal from victimized communities.”

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