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The Winnebago County State’s Attorney announced Thursday that a Rockford police officer took the right action when he shot a woman in a parking lot last…

The FBI says it has arrested a Champaign man in the disappearance of a visiting University of Illinois scholar. It also says it believes the Chinese…

Illinois State Senator Patricia Van Pelt is sponsoring legislation to expand protections for teenagers accused of murder.She says they can't make the…

Rockford police and the federal Drug Enforcement Agency arrested 29 people Thursday and seized cocaine, marijuana, and prescription painkillers. Winnebago…

Chicago officials say they're expediting the demolition of three vacant buildings located in an area riddled with crime.The Chicago Police Department and…

Violent crime, heroin use, and police relations in Rockford -- those three problems were the focus of a year-long study by the Department of Justice. The…

UPDATE: 2:10 p.m., 9/2/15About 100 investigators are actively working on the investigation into the death of Fox Lake Police Lt. Joe Gliniewicz, Lake…

We examine the perception and reality of crime in Rockford. We talk with people directly affected by violence, and examine efforts to prevent violent…

Victims of violent crime in Illinois can get up to $27,000 to help them deal with the aftermath. But few know they’re eligible for assistance under the…

Illinois State Police and other police agencies are still looking for 22-year-old Kody R. Walsh of Rockford. He's the suspect in a shooting death inside a…