Three dozen people were arrested during a violent crime crackdown last week in St. Clair and Madison counties, the Illinois State Police announced Monday.

Dozens of cities across Illinois use “crime-free housing” laws to force landlords to evict renters over minor offenses or no crime at all.

In some Illinois cities, shoplifting, calling 911 too many times or even being a victim of a crime can get you kicked out of ...

In the latest crackdown, 20 firearms were seized along with the 36 arrests on May 6-8 in St. Clair and Madison counties with ...

An investigation from The New York Times and The Illinois Answers Project found that renters in Illinois risked eviction if ...

Almost four years after a Southern Illinois University student was shot to death while visiting his family in Gurnee, police announced charges on Monday.

A 36-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder and other charges in connection with the road rage shooting that ...

Federal prosecutors announced charges last week against three alleged gang members from Chicago in connection with criminal ...

A Central Peoria man, facing murder and RICO allegations, will appear in court on Monday to see if he will be held pending ...

Quandarius Jones, a Central Peoria man accused of murder and RICO charges, is scheduled to appear in court today and could ...

The Illinois Senate Criminal Law Committee unanimously supported a bill Tuesday to require law enforcement to submit ...

An Illinois business belonging to a vocal critic of an embattled Democratic mayor went up in flames earlier this week in what is being investigated as a "suspicious" incident. "The fire is ...