COPA had recommended Sgt. Christopher Liakopoulos and Officer Ruben Reynoso be discharged after the July 2022 incident that ...

Last week, the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi released an official statement addressed to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Chancellor, Robert J. Jones. This statement voiced strong ...

The Chicago school board unanimously passed a resolution Thursday requiring the next leader of Chicago Public Schools hold a ...

In January and February, vexillological Illinoisans engaged in a process led by the state to select a new state flag.

Decatur Police Chief Shane Brandel has announced his retirement, effective May 9, 2025, after a distinguished 28-year career ...

This year marks the first time a Rockford-area student has won in the Illinois Poetry Out Loud state competition in its ...

News recaps the latest local and national headlines, including that Chancellor Jones will be the commencement speaker for the ...

After 28 years with the Decatur Police Department, Chief Shane Brandel announced on Monday that he plans to retire in the ...

Illinois suspended and is moving to revoke the license of a Chicago Heights crematory that stored more than 100 bodies in ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - After 28 years, Police Chief Shane Brandel is announcing his retirement from the Decatur Police ...

The Illinois state flag is sometimes derided as an “SOB” — a state “Seal on a Bedsheet.” The white banner emblazoned with the ...

On March 6, Galesburg Police Department Chief Russ Idle was put on paid administrative leave, “pending the review of a personnel matter,” according to the city’s administrative services ...