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.

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 ...

The Illinois Supreme Court began weighing arguments Tuesday in a case that challenges the state’s ability to prohibit people with nonviolent felony convictions from possessing a ...

ICE and Border Patrol are increasingly using government body cameras and facial recognition scanners in deployments across U.S. cities. But some agents are taking matters into their own hands with ...

A Kentucky woman was shot and killed while working at a local nightclub on December 13, 2025, in an incident authorities describe as domestic violence. Phillip Whitnel, 38, is currently held in the ...

A 38-year-old man was extradited from Illinois to Kentucky this week to stand trial for the murder of his estranged wife late ...

A woman who was gunned down at a bar while she worked by her estranged husband was set to be divorced from him, Kentucky ...

UI College of Medicine Rockford MERIT program hopes 2027 move will allow the program to expand and improve outreach.

This report is a grim read. The nature of these deaths is cruel and brutal, often “hands-on” violence, not rare freak events. Blunt force injuries account for nearly half of fatalities, meaning a ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified amid a pause in funding to her agency and increased bipartisan scrutiny of ...

Sen. Steve Stadelman (D-Rockford) said Illinois should ensure emergency orders of protection remain in effect until the final order of protection has been served.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WIFR) - State Sen. Steve Stadelman introduced legislation Wednesday designed to eliminate gaps in protection for survivors of domestic violence and stalking. Senate Bill 3044 would ...