Illinois
A deputy with the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office stopped to watch the sunrise before starting patrol
The Illinois State Police has a secret weapon for making country roads safer for drivers
The SAFE-T Act restricts LE’s ability to pursue offenders and make arrests
Officer Christopher Oberheim was shot and killed in 2021 when he and another officer responded to a domestic disturbance
“As you can see and hear in the body-worn camera footage, this was a very intense situation. I am proud of everyone involved,” Sheriff Watkins said
The Chicago Police Board voted to fire Sgt. Alex Wolinski for multiple rules violations and “failure of leadership” in the raid at the apartment of Anjanette Young
Aurora Police Chief Keith Cross said he hopes the vehicle will serve as a community engagement tool
Because of K-9 Hudson’s bravery, he “isolated the suspect so no other citizens or officers were hurt in the encounter,” Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain said
A Kane County Sheriff’s Office K-9 was killed after he was deployed when deputies saw the suspect had a handgun
The “peacekeepers” in the new unit received training in areas including crowd de-escalation tactics and crisis interruption
Last year, Aurora Pride had requested that if police officers wanted to march in the Pride Parade, they do so not in full uniform, particularly not with weapons
The video shows a man, who is eventually able to make his way to the front seat of his car, struggling with two state troopers
Two men almost got away with attacking a guard and robbing a Brinks truck but a tracking device was in one of the money bins
The officer is alleged to have used excessive force on the victim by TASERing him while he was strapped to an ambulance gurney
One migrant at the Logan Square 14th District station was taken to the hospital for chickenpox, but was released and returned to the station later that day
Shot seven times, Officer Anthony Graffeo must face inoperable bullet fragments, exhausted medical leave and a no pay status
About a half-dozen other states have passed similar legislation
Tajze Mullins caused extensive ceiling, electrical and duct work damage to the Area 3 headquarters room
After a lightning storm rolls through the area, an officer captures the calm that followed
Bill was inspired by Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza’s brother, Sgt. Joaquin Mendoza, who fell ill to being infected with COVID-19 but was denied full disability benefits
“It’s teaching officers how to effectively control suspects on the ground who may be noncompliant.”
A friend of Officer Andrés Vásquez-Lasso said he “gave up his life serving what he loved most: the police”
Superintendent David Brown announced he will be taking an executive position with a personal injury law firm
Paul Vallas, backed by the police union, advances in runoff and calls to add hundreds of officers to the department
Two deputies were en route to a battery in progress call with lights and siren activated when the collision occurred
Lake County sheriff’s detectives had to pay to activate the vehicle location service after mother was run over during a carjacking
Chicago
Comptroller Susana Mendoza accused the city of setting impossible standards for cops to receive benefits
Julie Parker speaks with Deputy Chief Chris Covelli of the Lake County (Ill.) Sheriff’s Office about the media response to the shooting that left 7 dead and 30 wounded
Officers noted concerns as the grenade contained a small plug in the “hollowed out section of the grenade”
Officers repeatedly ordered the man to drop the knives, but he instead told officers “let me show you how fast I am”
At a rate of one every four days, a new legal challenge has arisen to Illinois’ month-old firearms ban
Attorney General Kwame Raoul plans to appeal the ruling to the state Supreme Court
Officials clarified that enforcing the ban doesn’t demand that “deputies go door to door seeking to remove weapons from those licensed to own them”
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