When Buffalo Grove Police Chief Steve Casstevens was sworn in last fall as president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, it was the culmination of more than four decades of dedication to his craft. As head of the world's largest as...

SPRINGFIELD - Leaders of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus are urging a complete overhaul of the state's social studies curriculum to ensure that contributions of Black Americans and other minorities are properly included in history education. "...

Nearly two weeks after one person was killed and others injured in a shooting at a Roselle home, police continue to say they have nothing more to tell the public about their investigation. How many were shot at the Picton Road residence June 27? Wha...

Aurora police have released a 20-minute dashboard camera video of a controversial arrest made Saturday of a black couple, saying it provides necessary context - unlike a nearly 3-minute video that was taken by a bystander and posted on social media....

Firefighters rescued a woman from a house fire Thursday afternoon on the east side of Algonquin, officials said. Crews responded about 3 p.m. to initial reports of an alarm on the 0-100 block of Alice Lane, said Deputy Chief John Knebl of the Algonq...

A wake for retired Illinois State Police Trooper Gregory Rieves is planned for Friday at his high school alma mater, Proviso East. Rieves, 51, was shot and killed Jan. 24 by a 51-year-old Chicago woman, Lisa McMullan, at a cigar store and lounge in ...

A government watchdog has accused Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough of operating "an illegal patronage employment system" less than a year into her first term in the office, and he wants a federal judge to intervene. Michael Shakman alleged in a 12-...

A man has been charged in a stabbing in a Bensenville residential neighborhood Wednesday night, police said Thursday. Police responded to the 400 block of South Ellis Street at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and arrested the suspect without incident, according...

A statewide honor for pediatric care excellence has been bestowed upon the Barrington Fire Department for its work with schools. Barrington Area Unit District 220 officials nominated the fire department for the annual Ron W. Lee Excellence in Pediat...

A second man has died as a result of injuries suffered in a fire that gutted a West Chicago home Wednesday. Richard Henning, 92, was pronounced dead Friday at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, where he'd been taken after flames swept thro...