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Daniel Ryan
Local
3 months ago
More info on new charges filed against former Leland Grove Police Chief

Daniel Ryan charged with theft, official misconduct, and misapplication of funds.

Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln will not be rebuilt under the state’s prison rebuild plan. Instead, two prisons will be built in Crest Hill. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Local
3 months ago
Report: Logan Correctional Center is unsafe, inhumane

John Howard Association: closure plans have not helped.

Illinois State Police squad
Local
3 months ago
Illinois police departments mark Police Speed Awareness Day

The Illinois Department of Transportation reported 415 fatal crashes so far this year.

This suspect stole merchandise from Walmart on N. Dirksen Parkway.
Local
3 months ago
Crime of the Week: Help needed identifying suspect in Springfield Walmart theft

The suspect placed the merchandise in a cart while walking through the store. After gathering the items, the suspect exited the business without paying for the merchandise and fled the scene.

Man at a podium giving a formal speech with a state seal on the lectern and two men in suits behind him.
IL State News
3 months ago
Pritzker says he doesn’t know details of deadly Jan. 4 shooting by Illinois State Police

Governor refers to unarmed mother who was shot as a ‘victim,’ says he’s otherwise not ready to comment.

Local
3 months ago
UPDATE: Gov. Pritzker calls for ‘utter, complete’ transparency in Benton case

If the governor’s daughter were the victim, “I would want to wring this person’s neck.”

Elmore Wonsley, center, speaks next to attorney Ben Crump, left, and Rev. Al Sharpton during a memorial service for Nolan Xavier Wells, an 18-year-old found dead after taking a July 4 boat trip with friends, Monday, July 20, 2026, in Ocean Springs, Miss. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
National
3 months ago
Independent autopsy of Nolan Wells finds ‘undetermined’ cause of death

Without further information, the pathologist wrote he “cannot rule out if any intervening nonaccidental factors contributed to or caused the death of Nolan Wells,” according to the attorney.

Screenshot taken from body camera video of an Illinois State Police trooper who captured the fatal shooting Rachel Tarrence by another trooper on Jan. 4, 2026, in the drive-thru window of an East St. Louis liquor store. (Photo from ISP website)
IL State News
3 months ago
Prosecutors decline to charge Illinois State Police trooper in fatal shooting of mother of 3

The ruling comes after a 6-month investigation into whether the use of force was lawful.

Daniel Ryan
Local
3 months ago
Former Leland Grove police chief indicted on new charges

Ryan is due back in court Aug. 13.

A Sangamon County Sheriffs Department vehicle.
Local
3 months ago
Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy resigns after DUI arrest

The resignation was effective immediately.

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