The Manteno Police Department officially added a Rivian Electric Vehicle donated by Gotion to its fleet on Thursday.

Oakley, an American Staffordshire Terrier was already a “rescue dog,” but after being pulled from a house fire by Aurora police recently, the term has a new meaning.

Shorewood Police were called to the scenes of shootings early Tuesday morning which left two homes damaged, but did not result in any injuries.

An Aurora man has been charged with three felonies after authorities said a large-scale marijuana-growing operation was found in his basement after a fire.

The Oswego Police Department successfully conducted an increased traffic enforcement effort over Labor Day weekend, resulting in two arrests and 70 citations being issued.

Officer Jovani Chaidez was officially sworn in by Village President Matt Brolley at the Sept. 8 Montgomery Village Board meeting. Chaidez's family was present.

Students across Bishop McNamara Catholic Schools’ three sites helped area first responders, veterans and active-duty service members start the morning with a dose of gratitude during their 10th Gratitude Drive-Thru in recognition of 9/11.

Students across Bishop McNamara Catholic Schools’ three sites hosted the 10th Gratitude Drive-Thru for area first responders, veterans and active-duty service members on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025.

Bishop McNamara will be hosting a Gratitude Drive-Thru this Thursday from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at all three school sites for first responders, veterans and active-duty service members in recognition of the 24th anniversary of the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001.

On Friday morning, the parent and sibling of a student at Troy Community Consolidated School District 30-C attempted to address a student issue on their own by boarding a Troy school bus.

At 8:50 p.m. Tuesday, the Crest Hill Police Department received a call of a pedestrian in the roadway of the 2400 block of Plainfield Road in Crest Hill, said Crest Hill police chief Ed Clark

Rock Falls Police Chief David Pilgrim told Shaw Local he is retiring at the end of September. A formal announcement will be made at the Sept. 2 Rock Falls City Council meeting.

Joliet police recovered several bullet casings at the scene.

Cody Fosdick, who was sworn in this week, had previously served in the United States Army for eight years and worked for the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office.

An 11-year veteran of the Bourbonnais Police department, Jason Sztuba, was named deputy police chief at Monday’s village board meeting.

The Huntley Police Department has introduced a new design for its official police patch.

The St. Charles Police Department released its 2024 annual report, which showed increases in traffic incidents, DUIs and arrests over the previous year.

The Oswego Police Department conducted a traffic enforcement campaign from July 8 to Aug. 1. The campaign was part of a statewide effort aiming to reduce highway fatalities and injuries associated with speeding.

A Missouri man has been accused of extorting $400 from a Bolingbrook woman and threatening to release nude photos her.

A convicted felon cursed out a Will County judge who found him guilty of attempting to murder two police officers during a 2023 shootout in a Romeoville neighborhood.

The Illinois State Police say funds will go to 21 departments to help with enforcement details to remove guns from those "who pose a danger to the public or themselves."

The City of Crest Hill is considering an agreement with Chaney-Monge School District 88 and Richland School District 88A to create a School Resource Officer program this year.

The Lockport Police Department conducted a nearly monthlong traffic safety campaign aimed at curbing dangerous driving earlier this summer.

National Night Out, an annual event started in 1984, is designed to heighten crime-prevention awareness and generate support for local anti-crime programs. It is held every year on the first Tuesday in August.

Sterling/Rock Falls and Dixon hosted National Night Out celebrations Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. The event is meant to build community and police partnerships.

An appellate court ruled a Tinley Park man convicted of murder in Will County should receive a new trial because a judge failed to sustain objections to prosecutors’ misstatements of critical evidence in the case.

Three National Night Out events – organized by the Ogle County Sheriff’s Department, Oregon Police Department and Mt. Morris Police Department – were held in Byron, Oregon, and Mt. Morris on Tuesday evening, Aug. 5, 2025.

The Joliet Police Department hosted its National Night Out event at Memorial Stadium on Jefferson Street on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. Officers from the Neighborhood Oriented Policing Team, patrol division, K9 unit and recruitment team were present.

Several area organizations and first responder groups gathered Tuesday in the Hy-Vee parking lot in Sycamore for National Night Out.

Joliet police Lt. Jeremy Harrison was put on leave during an investigation by the city's inspector general, city manager says.

Several suburban towns will host National Night Out events on Tuesday to bring together the men and women in blue with the communities they serve.

The Yorkville Public Library is offering two chances for residents to have fun and make some art this coming week.

Twelve people were injured after a car drove into a Portillo’s restaurant at 2810 Route 34 in Oswego Wednesday afternoon.

The Morris Police Department and Grundy 911 dispatch will now have access to the cameras inside Morris Community High School for use in emergency situations.

The Princeton Police Pension Board will hold a meeting at 1 p.m. Monday at the Princeton Police Department.

The Oswego Police Department has been accredited since 2005. As part of the process, the accrediting agency provides a public access portal to collect comments from agency personnel and members of the community.

When Shorewood police were escorted to the assisted living facility’s women’s bathroom, they found the caregiver attempting to flush jewelry that belonged to an elderly resident of the facility.

Neighbors are complaining Dixon's gun range is too close to residential areas.

Joliet Police are investigating a shooting which damaged a vehicle in the 500 block of Garnsey Avenue on Friday night.

Montgomery Police Officer Chris Johnson was promoted to the rank of sergeant, effective June 30.

The Morris Police Department said Christopher Stassin, 37, was arrested for aggravated attempted kidnapping and disorderly conduct.

The Bolingbrook Village Board this week amended an ordinance regulating the use of electric bicycles (E-Bike) and electric scooters within the Village.

he Fox Lake Police Department is excited to announce the winner of the Bike Rodeo gift card drawing, held on May 31.

A Will County lawsuit claims the New Lenox Police Department engaged in “policing-for-profit” when their officers wrongfully seized a 2010 Jeep Wrangler belonging to a man innocent of wrongdoing.

Bourbonnais Police officers will be passed the Flame of Hope and begin their role as “Guardians of the Flame” on Wednesday at approximately 1 p.m. for the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Illinois. The run makes its way south on Route 45 from Manteno.

John Arizzi, who currently serves as the Commander of the Investigations Department at the Lockport Police Department, will become the next chief of the department.

The Crest Hill Police Department’s traffic enforcement campaign will run from June 20 through July 7, leading up to and after Fourth of July weekend.

A New Lenox woman was never charged with any crime when her 2012 vehicle valued at $5,285 was seized by police but she spent more than a month fighting with prosecutors to get it back with no driving restrictions. 

Despite heavy rains passing through the area Wednesday afternoon, officers from across the county completed the Kankakee County leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Illinois.

The village of Plainfield is looking for residents interested in serving on its police commission. Members are appointed and serve two-year terms.