Some want Illinois' civil asset forfeiture system abolished. A retired police chief says it’s “one of the few tools that weakens criminal networks financially.” The Chicago Sun-Times went to Courtroom ...

Two men were taken into custody March 1 after Springfield police, executing a search warrant, recovered a handgun fitted with ...

SPRINGFIELD -- Sangamon County Sheriff Paula Crouch thinks the office has "turned the corner" and is in a good place less than two years after a former sheriff's deputy fatally shot a 36-year-old ...

The Springfield Police Department is launching a new initiative aimed at making traffic stops and other law enforcement ...

A State Police sergeant is facing assault charges for allegedly using excessive force when he used pepper spray on a driver during a traffic stop in Springfield in January, according to authorities ...

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — A juvenile male suspect has been charged after a non-fatal shooting at Springfield Town Center that sent a man to the hospital, Fairfax County police said. Officers ...

SPRINGFIELD – Six Springfield businesses sold alcohol to underaged people in January. On Jan. 29, the Illinois Liquor Control Commission, or the ILCC, in coordination with the Springfield Police ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Law enforcement is investigating after a report of a person with a gunshot wound in Springfield on Monday, Feb. 9. The Springfield Police Department (SPD) tells Ozarks First that ...

SPRINGFIELD, IL — Three Springfield men who were on the scene when a Springfield Police officer shot another individual pleaded not guilty after being indicted on weapons charges by a Sangamon County ...

Illinois is gearing up for a fight over who gets to wear a badge. A newly filed bill in Springfield would block certain federal immigration agents hired during the Trump administration from taking ...

The Springfield Police Department said January saw a record number of firearm seizures. Over the course of the month of January 2026, the Criminal Investigations Division conducted investigative stops ...