Illinois State Police

So far in 2021, the Illinois State Police has responded to more than triple the number of shootings on Chicago-area expressways compared to the same time period in 2020, according to the agency.

One person was killed and two others seriously wounded in a shooting early Friday on Interstate 57 on Chicago’s Far South Side, police said. Sandrea Torres reports.

Four people, including two children, were killed when the vehicle they were sitting in was hit by another vehicle in suburban Rolling Meadows on Saturday night. According to Illinois State Police, the four individuals were sitting inside of a Ford sedan that was parked on the right shoulder of Illinois 53 near Kirchoff Road at approximately 11:33 p.m. when a…

A person was killed in a crash Sunday on Interstate 57 on the South Side, and a good Samaritan who pulled over to help was injured in a hit-and-run, state police said. Troopers responded to a rollover crash about 3:17 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-57 near 107th Street, Illinois State Police said. A person involved in that crash…

A lawsuit has been filed against the owner of Parmesans Wood Stone Pizza in Frankfort accusing him of secretly filming “up skirt video” of numerous female employees using a shoe camera, with the potential for hundreds of other victims, attorneys said.

A driver rear-ended an Illinois State Trooper Tuesday in Joliet, the second crash in a day involving troopers who were investigating crashes. So far this year, 10 state police squad cars have been struck by passing cars, according to ISP Director Brendan Kelly. “This is about more than just obeying the law — it’s about basic decency and respect for…

The northbound lanes of Interstate 55 in Joliet were expected to remain closed for hours Monday afternoon following a crash, according to the Illinois State Police.

Several Illinois agencies warned about extremely hazardous travel conditions Monday afternoon as a major snowstorm brought “near whiteout conditions” to the greater Chicago area.

Illinois State Police will get $12.5 million to install high-definition surveillance cameras to address an increase in expressway shootings. The grant money comes as shootings on Cook County expressways more than doubled over the last year. In 2020, there were 128 shootings, compared with 52 shootings the year before, state police said. So far this year, there have been 27…

More than two dozen expressway shootings have been reported in Chicago so far this year, and now IDOT is providing funds for the city to fight back. NBC 5 Investigates’ Phil Rogers has the story.

Illinois State Police believe they have located the body of two individuals whose vehicle hit a tree and tumbled into the Des Plaines River Sunday morning. According to the Illinois State Police, Riverside and Lyons police officers were called to the scene of a crash on Barrypoint Road in Lyons at approximately 8:22 a.m. Sunday. Upon arrival, investigators determined that…

Illinois State Police said they are “tracking possible events at the Illinois Capitol building this weekend” following a memo from the FBI warning law enforcement agencies across the country of possible armed protests at all 50 state Capitols.

Illinois State Police said they are “tracking possible events at the Illinois Capitol building this weekend” following a memo from the FBI warning law enforcement agencies across the country of possible armed protests at all 50 state capitols. Lisa Chavarria reports.

Starting with President Trump’s “Save America Rally” speech, to rioters breaching the U.S. Capitol and ending with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris confirmed as the next President and Vice President of the U.S., here’s a look at what happened at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.

Three people were taken into custody Monday evening after a police pursuit that at one point resulted in a trooper’s patrol vehicle being struck on Chicago’s South Side, Illinois State Police said. At approximately 5:07 p.m. on I-57 near Halsted Avenue, an Illinois State Police trooper became involved in a pursuit of a vehicle that was stolen in an...

n intoxicated driver allegedly told an Illinois State trooper that he would go the trooper’s house and “put the barrel of a gun” in his mouth. The exchange allegedly happened Saturday night on Interstate 55 in Darien, where the trooper was called to assist a motorist, Christopher Brown, according to a statement from the DuPage County state’s attorney’s office....

Two Cook County sheriff’s police officers were injured in a crash early Sunday morning on the Eisenhower Expressway. The crash happened about 1 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 290 near Racine Avenue, according to Illinois State Police. Two officers suffered non-life-threatening injuries from the crash, state police said. An offender was taken into custody, according to state police.

A 24-year-old man was shot Saturday afternoon while driving in the eastbound lanes of the Eisenhower Expressway, Illinois State Police said. Before 1:25 p.m., the man was traveling eastbound on the expressway near Central Avenue when an individual inside an unknown vehicle began shooting, causing the victim to crash, police said. The victim’s vehicle then veered off the roadway...

A man accused of stealing a car with a 4-year-old boy inside it in Bridgeview this week, sparking an Amber Alert in Illinois, has been charged, officials say.

UPDATE: The 4-year-old was found in Chicago and taken to Swedish Hospital for an evaluation, police said at approximately 10 p.m. At around 9:30 p.m., Officers responding to a suspicious vehicle blocking a fire hydrant in the 4000 block of West Belle Plaine discovered the car in question was the subject of the Amber Alert, Chicago police said. Authorities said…