During his State of the State address, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared bail reform an emergency item, allowing the ...

The shooting of a child in Peoria left people angry. When three teens were later arrested, questions about the SAFE-T Act and juvenile crime arose.

A man held on Rikers Island sucker-punched a female correction officer in the head from behind without warning Saturday, causing injuries severe enough to require emergency surgery, according to ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WGEM) - On Monday morning, Illinois lawmakers signed a bill to better protect domestic violence survivors from gun violence. It follows the fatal shooting of a Chicago woman, Karina ...

A new law going into effect in March will make it easier for people living in Illinois to change their names. House Bill 5164 ...

A New York man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of drug trafficking after Waterville police and state drug agents launched a search in Augusta and seized a large amount of cocaine and fentanyl ...

Immigration officials have filed a detained hold request on a man accused of randomly attacking a Louisiana college student last week with a hammer.

PLAYBOOK METRO SECTION: Trump is working on an executive order targeting D.C., which could include harsher penalties for ...

PEOPLE MOVES — Trump loyalist Richard Grenell will serve as interim executive director of the Kennedy Center, the president announced on his social media platform Truth Social. “NO MORE DRAG SHOWS, OR ...

Shota Imanaga will get a Tokyo Series start for the Chicago Cubs as he builds upon his stellar rookie year ...

Illinois has a Democratic trifecta and a Democratic triplex. The Democratic Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and both chambers of the state legislature. As ...