Police scene tape
Crime
2 months ago
Beardstown man facing charges after gun shot outside home

The man was arrested for reckless discharge of a firearm and disorderly conduct.

A man in military-style fatigues walks outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Oct. 9. National Guard troops were deployed to the facility earlier in the day. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
3 months ago
Trump asks U.S. Supreme Court to allow National Guard deployment in Illinois

Administration claims courts have no right to check president’s military authority.

Ret. Maj. Gen. Randy Manner condemns the use of military troops to support domestic law enforcement at an Oct. 16 news conference alongside Gov. JB Pritzker and other retired military officers. Also pictured, from left to right: Lt. Gen. Charles Luckey, Gov. JB Pritzker, Maj. Gen. William Enyart, Capt. Janessa Goldbeck, Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton and Rear Adm. Michael Smith. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
3 months ago
Former military leaders decry National Guard deployment in Illinois

Legal challenges to deployment, immigration enforcement continue in court.

ICE agents
IL State News
3 months ago
Federal immigration officers in Chicago area will be required to wear body cameras, judge says

“I’m having concerns about my order being followed,” the judge said.

Springfield Ward 2 Alderman Shawn Gregory, standing, speaks to the Oct. 15, 2025 meeting of the Massey Commission.
Local
3 months ago
Massey Commission looks at accountability, and why city councils and school boards aren’t at the table

An independent commission was suggested to make sure money is spent properly, and to make sure action items actually get done.

Crime
3 months ago
Georgia school chief resigns after indictment alleging kickback scheme in Illinois

A federal grand jury in Chicago indicted Horton last week on 17 counts including wire fraud, embezzlement and tax evasion.

Three people were killed Thursday at the house, seen left, in the 3000 block of Hoover Ave.
Crime
3 months ago
Investigators wonder if triple-homicide victim had something to do with shooting

Investigators say Devione Brady had no connection to the other shooting victims.

Illinois State Police squad
Crime
3 months ago
ISP: Grant helping carjacking investigations pays off

Almost 300 vehicles were recovered by Illinois State Police in a three-month timeframe this year.

border patrol
IL State News
3 months ago
High-speed Border Patrol chase ends in arrest, tear gas used on protesters on Chicago’s South Side

As agents arrested the person, a crowd began to form and “crowd control methods were used,” DHS officials said.

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