This undated photo provided by Michael Pretti shows Alex J. Pretti, the man who was shot by a federal officer in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026.
IL State News
3 weeks ago
A Minnesota nurse is the 6th person to die during the US immigration crackdown

Last September, Immigration and Customs Enforcement fatally shot a person outside Chicago.

Village of Moweaqua
Local
3 weeks ago
Moweaqua Police Department exceeds overtime budget by nearly 70%

The Village’s financial report budgeted $25,000 for the police department’s overtime. The department exceeded the budget by 69% — nearly $20,000 more.

Salenzio Anderson
Crime
3 weeks ago
15 live dogs, 3 dead dogs found in suspected dog fighting case in Springfield

The majority of the dogs had old puncture scars on their faces and bodies. Several had fresh cuts and wounds and blood on their snouts. 

IL State News
3 weeks ago
New IL law requires annual report on prison hospice care

More than 1,000 prisoners are 65 or older, and a growing number of those people need end-of-life care and support services.

Illinois saw a decline in highway shootings and no fatalities in 2025. (Jacques Abou-Rizk, Medill Illinois News Bureau)
Crime
3 weeks ago
Illinois saw no fatal expressway shootings last year

State Police credit expanded highway camera surveillance system for the decline.

Members of the United States Border Patrol walk out of the Dirksen federal courthouse in Chicago through a sea of reporters and protesters on Oct. 28, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
3 weeks ago
State investigating landlord of Chicago apartments raided by immigration agents

Reports indicate raid led to no charges or apprehension of violent gang members.

This image taken from video shows Michael David McKee walking into the courtroom on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Rockford, Ill. (WIFR News/Pool Photo via AP)
Crime
3 weeks ago
UPDATE: Illinois surgeon pleads not guilty to the killings of his ex-wife and her dentist husband in Ohio

OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, Illinois, where McKee was working at the time of his arrest, declined to provide specific information on the dates of his employment.

Greg Bovino, the chief patrol agent for the U.S. Border Patrol El Centro sector, right, walks along protester that was detained near an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Ill., Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Crime
3 weeks ago
Jury finds Chicago man not guilty of circulating $10K bounty on life of top Border Patrol leader

Defense attorneys said the government didn’t show any evidence against Espinoza Martinez who sent the messages as “neighborhood gossip” after coming home from work and unwinding with beers.

Greg Bovino, the chief patrol agent for the U.S. Border Patrol El Centro sector, center, stands with federal immigration agents near an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Ill., Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Crime
3 weeks ago
Snapchats to informant central at trial for man accused in murder plot of Border Patrol leader

Federal prosecutors initially referred to Espinoza Martinez as a “ranking member” of the Latin Kings, but prosecutors’ lack of evidence led U.S. District Judge Joan Lefkow to bar testimony on the Chicago street gang at trial.

Illinois State Police squad
Crime
4 weeks ago
Police chase ends in Springfield, and with shooting

Traffic was backed up for hours on I-55 southbound, while Illinois State Police investigated.