On Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, at approximately 5:10 p.m., Decatur Police responded to a shooting at the Decatur Library. Officers located an adult male inside the library suffering from a gunshot wound.

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (WLS) -- A person was killed in a police-involved shooting Saturday in the north suburbs, officials said. Waukegan Ald. Juan Martinez assured residents there was no current danger to ...

FEB. 4, 2026 1:40 P.M. This article was updated to clarify that FOP published its press release on Wednesday, but the award was presented last week. An Illinois police union presented its Valor Award ...

O’FALLON, Ill. (First Alert 4) -On Tuesday, Illinois State Police released body cam footage of an officer-involved shooting that took place in O’Fallon, IL, in August. According to a release, O’Fallon ...

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (WGN) — An investigation is underway in the far north suburbs following a fatal shooting involving police on Saturday. The Waukegan 911 Center received a call about an individual at a ...

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., the civil rights leader and founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, spent the last 60 years of his life in front of cameras advocating for social justice. He died Tuesday ...

A man who took a child hostage died after being shot by police early Tuesday, but not before he killed the boy, authorities said. Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to a call at 1:19 ...

A 26-year-old woman who was killed following a reported accidental shooting Saturday evening in Decatur has been identified.

Police said an officer-involved shooting was reported Saturday night in the Glenmoor neighborhood of central Fremont. Police said detectives were assisting other Bay Area law enforcement agencies in ...