If it feels like dangerous, high-speed police chases are an almost daily occurrence on suburban roadways, you re not far off. Instances of drivers recklessly fleeing from police have reached "epidemic" levels, DuPage County State s Attorney Robert Berlin says.
The McHenry County state's attorney, sheriff and coroner are denouncing a bill that has been sent to the Illinois Senate that would decriminalize fentanyl, cocaine and heroin as overdose deaths continue at an "alarming rate."
A Springfield man was found guilty by a federal jury of second-degree murder in the shooting of McHenry County sheriff s Deputy Jacob Keltner and the attempted murder of three other U.S. marshals.
A hearing to determine whether a sheriff hopeful will remain on the June ballot was pushed to Friday after attorneys for both the objectors and the candidate raised concerns about potential bias among electoral board members.