The Safe Gun Storage Act requires owners to keep weapons in a locked box around minors and at-risk individuals. Another bill ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker took steps on Monday to strengthen laws to protect children from accidental shootings in their ...

Here’s a little-known fact: sanctuary policies frequently villainized as controversial are in fact rooted in one of the ...

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s Real-Time Information Center furnishes the institution’s Division of Public ...

Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) announced an agreement with a license plate surveillance company on Friday, aiming to protect ...

At least five crashes have happened in the area just this month. On Wednesday, two people were killed in a head-on collision.

As the investigation continues into Shawnee Fire Chief Austin Miller, a letter submitted to the township trustees is raising concerns about the probe and its impact on public safety.

The woman from Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood said a giant tree's sweet berries are causing a sour situation, and is feeding the neighborhood's rat problem.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WICS) — The Park Bar & Grill in Champaign is closing its door permanently. The City of Champaign previously ...

New initiative aims to promote reforms in public safety, tax policy, and fiscal transparency through nonpartisan civic ...

Newly released video is shedding light on a large disturbance at Sunset Pool in Glen Ellyn earlier this month, where hundreds of teens swarmed the facility, prompting an early shutdown.