Former chief of police Dale King agreed to return to the department following departures of its two top officers. The Illinois State Police is investigating former chief Justin Egan, who resigned last month.

After a two-year legislative process to create the Office of Statewide Public Defender, the Illinois Supreme Court is finally moving toward hiring for the position.

Lawmakers could consider changes to the office after the latest scandal resulted in a state representative stepping down.

Defendant tells judge he had ‘hurt no one' while his lawyer pleaded for 'mercy'

The Trump Administration's stepped-up immigration enforcement campaign resulted in arrests, protests and violence. Through it all, reporters were on the scene to document what was happening.

A recent court ruling bars undocumented students in Illinois from receiving in-state tuition and state financial aid. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin sat down with a student group whose mission is to support undocumented and immigrant students…

Disability rights advocates alleged law is discriminatory, needs more state oversight

But advocates say it’s a compromise, ‘not a clear win for customers’

An attorney for the Department of Children and Family Services plans to comply with a judge’s order requiring the agency to release records to Capitol News Illinois.

The gloves once were envisioned to be part of the permanent collection at Abraham Lincoln’s presidential museum in Springfield. But they instead were auctioned for $1.5 million to a mystery bidder amid concerns the public might never see them again.

Illinois has now allocated three years’ worth of local food grants aimed at bolstering food infrastructure.

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood spoke to WCBU during a stop in Peoria to announce federal appropriation money for an industrial park in the city. He gave his thoughts on current events including the federal deficit, mail-in voting and data centers.