The legislation would require anyone applying to be a police officer in Illinois to authorize all their former employers to provide full employment records before they can accept any final job offer.

CARROLL COUNTY, ILLINOIS, Ill. — The legal team of a former Carroll County sheriff's deputy charged in the death of Jackson Kradle has requested a new judge. 18-year-old Kradle was found along ...

A man faces a felony charge after causing a crash that injured high school athletes and coaches in La Porte County.