A state law is being challenged that prohibits people convicted of any felony from ever owning or possessing a firearm.

CHICAGO, IL – Sanjay T. Tailor will break new ground on January 30 when he steps onto the Illinois Supreme Court as the first Indian American justice in the court’s history. His appointment fills the ...

An Army sergeant accused of shooting and wounding five co-workers at a southeast Georgia base last summer is seeking to plead guilty to ...

Jennifer Runyan, FBI Detroit's special agent in charge, said only one person was involved in the incident and confirmed that ...

Trump ally Ric Grenell stepping down as Kennedy Center president Judge quashes subpoenas in Justice Department’s investigation of Federal Reserve’s Powell Trump signs executive orders aimed at ...

A new specialized unit is being created to prosecute domestic violence homicides in Cook County, as these killings surged 15% last year, even as overall violent crime declined across Chicago.

For most of our nation’s history, domestic violence has been largely accepted and ignored. The National Domestic Violence Hotline helped change that.

Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke announced the creation of a Domestic Violence Homicide Unit staffed with specialized prosecutors, as her office has charged 32 domestic violence ...

Several attacks, including one on a synagogue in Michigan and a shooting at a university in Virginia, may be linked to the fighting in the Middle East.

An argument over the air conditioning being set at 70 degrees instead of 68 preceded the alleged assault, according to police ...

The storms also produced exceptionally large hail. One 6-inch diameter hailstone measured in Kankakee, Illinois, may be considered for a new state record.

A woman is in custody after she allegedly shot at pop star Rihanna's Los Angeles home with an AR-15 style rifle on Sunday, ...