Each county in Illinois also has a sheriff. The sheriff is an elected position, and sheriffs serve a four-year term. Cook ...

State police said it started after they located a stolen vehicle wanted in connection with a kidnapping and gave chase around 2 a.m. The victim was inside the vehicle during the chase.

Southern California faces the continued risk of rock and mudslides on wildfire-scarred hillsides Friday, a day after heavy ...

A federal appeals court has upheld singer R. Kelly's racketeering convictions and a 30-year prison sentence, finding he ...

News from around the Southland includes items from Richton Park, Park Forest, Olympia Fields, Tinley Park, Mount Greenwood ...

The auto sear, or “Glock switch,” converts a handgun into a weapon that fires 120 rounds a minute. The lawsuit wants Glock to ...

Hundreds of requests for pardons and clemency petitions for federal convictions are filed each year, but usually just a few result in a presidential pardon or commutation of sentence. Recent ...

Just one month into the year, the city already has run through well over half of the $82 million that Mayor Brandon Johnson set aside for 2025 to cover police misconduct settlements and judgments. And ...

President Donald Trump's transportation secretary is instructing his department to prioritize projects for states with higher ...

The Department of Justice is suing Chicago, the state of Illinois and Cook County over sanctuary city policies.

"Border Czar" Tom Homan on Thursday said operational leaks endanger agents and he expects drug cartels to escalate violence ...

The suspect accused of shooting six people, two of whom have died, was issued an enormous bond in court Thursday. Bruce Reginald Foster III, 28, facing an aggravated murder ...