Illinois State Police

Illinois State Police reported 11 weather-related crashes that occurred on Interstates 80 and 55 in Will County, during the overnight period, where freezing rain and drizzle created icy conditions on many roadways.

A Bolingbrook man was issued citations for violating Scott’s Law by failing to yield to a stationary emergency vehicle and failing to reduce speed to avoid a crash that damaged an Illinois State Police trooper's vehicle, police said.

Two injured, one seriously

A 60-year-old driver of a Freightliner and a 51-year-old driver of a passenger vehicle have been hospitalized following a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 55 in Joliet.

A search warrant conducted by Illinois State Police revealed Bernard Kelly, 29, had files of child pornography on an electronic device that belongs to him, police said.

The Ogle County sheriff and Ogle-Lee Crimestoppers are looking for a Stillman Valley man charged last year with 10 counts of disseminating or possessing child pornography.

A nearly $7,600 grant awarded to the DeKalb Police Department by the Illinois State Police will help officers target non-compliant gun ownership in the city, said Police Chief David Byrd.

The Joliet Police Department has announced plans for a traffic safety campaign focusing on impaired driving and other dangerous behavior.

Two people were killed in a crash on Interstate 80 in Morris, police said. Authorities are diverting westbound traffic at milepost 112 and eastbound traffic at milepost 105 on I-80.

The Illinois State Police announced Monday they will start using a broader definition of what constitutes a “clear and present danger” when reviewing a person’s Firearm Owners Identification card.

A search warrant was executed at Nicholas Sakalas’ home and files containing child pornography were found in electronic devices belonging to him, Illinois State Police said.

The Illinois State Police Firearms Services Bureau, the administrator of the FOID card program, determines whether the subject of the clear and present danger report possesses a FOID card or has a pending application.

One juvenile has been apprehended in connection with the vehicular hijacking that occurred on Tuesday, police said.

Wednesday, Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly acknowledged there was also another background check done in February 2020, but it was missed during the agency’s initial check Tuesday because the firearm dealer misspelled the suspect’s name.

A vehicle connected to a Round Lake Beach triple homicide investigation was involved in a crash on Interstate 80 in Joliet on Monday and one person has been hospitalized, police said.