Champaign police

A prosecutor says a central Illinois police officer was justified when he fatally shot a man who fired at him and shot and killed his partner last week.

A procession, led by a hearse bearing the body of a slain police officer, moved across central Illinois, giving hundreds to pay their respects to the fallen lawman

A suspect in a domestic disturbance was fatally shot and two central Illinois police officers were wounded, one critically, in an exchange of gunfire early Wednesday, police said.

Champaign police are investigating “concerning social media posts” threatening a Walmart in the central Illinois town.

A southern Illinois pastor says he still hasn’t received reward money for a tip he gave two years ago to the FBI and police about a man accused of shooting an officer.

Three football players at the University of Illinois have been charged with burglary and robbery charges in connection with an incident at a university residence hall Wednesday.

Three football players at the University of Illinois have been arrested and are expected to be charged in connection with an alleged robbery at a school residence hall on Wednesday morning.

A student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign died after falling from a balcony on Friday night, according to Champaign police.