The Latest Breaking News from Illinois State Police

Mom and her 5 children among 7 killed in fiery I-90 crash, Illinois state police say

CHICAGO — A woman and her five children were six of seven people who were killed early Sunday on Interstate 90 near Hampshire when two vehicles collided and went up in flames, according to Illinois State Police.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 31, 2022

State Police push broader use of ‘clear and present danger’ reports in FOID card screening

Deemed a “first step” by gun control advocates, the new emergency rule is designed to allow State Police to consider a larger range of information in the definition of clear and present danger and clarify the agency’s authority to use the reports.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 18, 2022

In wake of Highland Park mass shooting, Illinois State Police move to retain ‘clear and present danger’ reports

CHICAGO — The Illinois State Police has issued an emergency rule that will allow the agency to retain and expand the use of reports on people found to pose a “clear and present danger” to themselves of others even if they don’t have a current firearm owner’s identification card or…

Chicago Tribune · Jul 18, 2022

EXPLAINER: Will parents face legal trouble in July 4 attack?

The parents of the Illinois man charged with opening fire on a July 4 parade are now under scrutiny in the attack that killed seven people

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022

Red flags missed: How July 4 suspect slipped through system

Illinois’ “red-flag” law could have stopped, or at least slowed down, the suspect in the Independence Day parade shooting from being able to buy the gun he is accused of using to kill seven people and wound dozens more

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022

Robert Crimo’s father has ‘no regret’ over helping son get guns and calls 2019 death threat a ‘child outburst’

Illinois State Police say they will investigate Bob Crimo’s sponsorship of his son’s firearm permit

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022

Robert Crimo’s family member was ‘afraid to go home’ after 2019 death threat

Illinois State Police released the redacted police report from September 2019 as officials face questions over why Highland Park shooter Robert Crimo was able to legally purchase multiple firearms

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022

Highland Park police ‘danger’ warning couldn't bar alleged parade shooter from buying rifle, state police say

CHICAGO — Two days after a mass shooting at the Highland Park Independence Day parade shocked the country and put renewed focus on weaknesses in Illinois’ gun laws, authorities continued to hash out how alleged gunman Robert Crimo III apparently bought a high-powered rifle despite troubling episodes in his background.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 7, 2022

Highland Park banned assault weapons a decade ago. A fragile patchwork of gun laws didn’t stop a mass shooting

Gun violence prevails with frightening regularity as long as high-powered firearms are available, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2022

Highland Park suspect confessed to the July 4th shooting, prosecutors say

The 21-year-old charged with murdering seven people at the parade in suburban Illinois confessed to the shooting after he was taken into custody. He is being held without bail.

WEKU · Jul 6, 2022