The Latest Breaking News from Illinois State Police

Teen couple kills five family members - aged 21 to 74 - in rampage, cops say

Local prosecutors have remained limited in what they can share publicly due to the age of the suspects

The Independent UK · Jul 14

Online sleuths link multiple Chicago-area deaths to possible serial killer. Then the police answers the growing fear

Some have already dubbed the alleged figure “The Great Lakes Killer.”

We Got This Covered · Jun 18

Noem visits Chicago area ICE facility as agents detain multiple protesters outside

Federal agents have detained several people near an immigration facility outside Chicago

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2025

Cop described fatal shooting of Black woman who’d called 911 for help as ‘self-inflicted’ in initial dispatch

‘Just to confirm: self-inflicted?’ a police dispatcher asks, to which a voice replies, ‘Self-inflicted’

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2024

Chicago police officer injured in crash while assisting motorist on Dan Ryan Expressway

The officer was parked behind the motorist and providing traffic control when another vehicle struck them, causing them to hit the motorist in front of them, Illinois State police said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 17, 2023

Tow-truck driver seriously hurt during Eisenhower Expressway shooting near East Garfield Park

The driver and the truck were both shot multiple times, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 15, 2023

Charges pending for 4 after stolen vehicle pursuit leads to crash on Dan Ryan on South Side

Illinois State Police picked up the pursuit while a CPD helicopter watched overhead until the vehicle crashed into another near 79th Street, and the four men exited and attempted to flee on foot.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 5, 2023

5 people injured after U-Haul truck collides with car on South Side

The crash happened around 12:30 a.m. in the 200 block of West 71st Street in Greater Grand Crossing, police said. Illinois State Police arrested an occupant of the cargo truck.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 26, 2023

State trooper suffered brain bleed, skull fractures in shootout with Chicago man in Springfield

Video of the shooting shows the suspect fire at the trooper at close range. It also shows the suspect being hit by a squad car before his arrest.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 31, 2023

He was a star football player. Then he was detained by a state trooper with extremist ties.

The Oath Keepers’ membership rolls included an Illinois state trooper, a campus cop for the University of Illinois Chicago and an officer in a village known as “America’s First Black Town.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 24, 2023