Gun-related crime in Peoria is down 32% in the first five months of 2025 compared to the same time in 2024, with shooting incidents, victims, homicides, and rounds fired all decreasing.

The high-profile Democratic governors of Illinois, Minnesota and New York defended their states' immigration policies in a ...

Illinois is investigating Texas police's use of ALPR data to find a woman. It is unclear whether the search was immigration- or abortion-related.

CHICAGO Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 16 attorneys general, today filed a lawsuit challenging the ...

U. S. House Republicans grilled Democratic governors from New York, Illinois and Minnesota in a hearing on Thursday over ...

GOP lawmakers on Thursday blasted Democratic immigration policies as coddling violent criminals. Democrats portrayed Trump's ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is set to testify before a U.S. House committee on Thursday morning about the state’s "sanctuary" ...

The exchange comes as Stefanik is reportedly considering a potential 2026 gubernatorial bid. Hochul is already facing a tough reelection next year after she narrowly won a second term in 2022.

Ald. Colby Chapman (2nd) chalks the charges up to political retaliation by the mayor. Harvey Mayor Christopher Clark says no ...

Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general to file a lawsuit against the Trump administration ...

More than 20 police officers have been injured following overnight disorder in Portadown. Officers came under sustained attack with heavy masonry, fireworks and beer kegs in the Co Armagh town on ...

compares crime data from Jan. 1 to May 31, 2025, with that from the same time in 2024. The data show that shooting incidents are down from 28 in 2024 to 19 so far in 2025, representing a 32% decrease.