Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joins a chorus of reforms advocates who have sounded the alarm about Johnson’s proposal ...

Crime Stoppers of the Quad Cities wants your help catching two fugitives. It’s an Our Quad Cities News exclusive. You can get ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — The Springfield Police Department and Sangamon/Menard County Crime Stoppers are looking for help ...

A new statewide effort in Illinois will evaluate the integrity of convictions throughout the state and investigate claims of ...

Jennifer Bishop-Jenkins and others' efforts succeeded 10 years ago when Illinois voters decided to amend the state ...

Officers and detectives obtained information at both scenes that led them to identify Watkins as the suspect in both ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois launched its first-ever Conviction Integrity Unit to fight back against wrongful convictions.

As Illinois prisons face continued risk of substance exposure and staff assaults, State Sen. Terri Bryant, R-Murphysboro, is once again calling for change in the Illinois Department of Corrections.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked Illinois' ban on semiautomatic weapons, adopted after a gunman killed 7 people at a parade.