When officers arrived, they learned the suspect drove to the area a second time and allegedly pepper-sprayed a victim. Officers later identified the suspect as 78-year-old Douglas Wells. He was found ... Read More

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A pickup truck struck two bicyclists Monday morning near Evans Junior High in Bloomington, sending both to the hospital. It was at least the second serious incident involving a bicyclist and vehicle ... Read More

The state and cycling advocacy groups wanted to clarify the law further. To that end, the new law says that a bicycle is '?every human-powered or low-speed electric vehicle with two or more wheels not ... Read More

An serious crash that claimed the lives of one vehicle's occupants spilled into a neighboring house. Both the vehicle and the house caught on fire. Read More

The force of the crash caused both vehicles to then crash into a nearby house, and one of the vehicles then started on fire. Read More

Carbondale police officers conducted a traffic stop on August 23, where they said they discovered guns and an illegal amount of suspected cannabis during the investigation. Read More

Division of Criminal Investigation Trafficking Enforcement Group arrested five individuals during a two-day human trafficking deman ... Read More

Illinois ranks 42nd in a report ranking the Hardest Working States in America. WalletHub compared the 50 states across 10 key metrics, including average workweek hours, share of workers with multiple ... Read More

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A wrong-way driver caused two crashes on I-57 early Monday in Cook County. The driver fled on foot after hitting two vehicles, including a police car. No injuries were reported and the case is under ... Read More

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- Police are searching for the driver responsible for a wrong-way crash on I-57 on Monday near Posen. The crash happened at about 1:04 a.m. on the southbound lanes of I-57, ... Read More

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A 78-year-old man has died months after a head-on crash that also left his wife dead after a van crossed into their lane and struck their vehicle head-on on Route 59 in North Barrington. Read More

A person has died and another suffered serious injuries after a wrong-way crash on Interstate 355 near suburban Lemont Sunday morning. Read More

A person has died and another suffered serious injuries after a wrong-way crash on Interstate 355 near suburban Lemont Sunday morning. Read More

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One driver is dead and another is seriously injured after a wrong-way crash in the south suburbs early Sunday morning, Illinois State Police said.ISP said troopers responded to the crash on Interstate ... Read More

A convicted felon who was a passenger in a vehicle during a traffic stop in southern Illinois was arrested after deputies say he had a gun and drugs on him. Read More

A person was airlifted to a regional hospital following a rollover crash Saturday morning on I-57 in Shelby County. At approximately 8:10 a.m., Illinois State Police Troop 7 and Neoga Fire and EMS ... Read More

Five men were arrested in Forsyth, Illinois during a two-day human trafficking demand suppression operation carried out by the Illinois State Police, who charged them with various offenses related to ... Read More

One person is dead after a crash in Alexander County on Friday night. Illinois State Police (ISP) said the incident happened at around 8:10 p.m. on August 22, along Route 3 at Cypress Lane, just ... Read More

First responders were able to remove the driver, who was transported by Air Evac to a regional hospital with serious injuries. However, the driver later died. ISP is not releasing the victim's ... Read More