A Springfield man has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for crimes involving child sexual abuse material, Illinois ...

The Springfield Committee of the Whole engaged in a heated debate over the allocation of over $1.2 million in Tax Increment ...

A 46-year-old man was shot and killed Wednesday evening on Chicago’s West Side in the 1200 block of South Springfield Avenue.

Detectives are investigating two separate shootings in a Springfield neighborhood. Watch This Amazing 3D Visualization Fly Through View Of 5000 Galaxies From The James Webb Space Telescope ...

AN ABOUT FACE: Illinois House Republicans walked out of the chamber in mass Wednesday to protest the Democratic majority’s agenda attacking President Donald Trump for pardoning Jan. 6, 2021 ...

If indeed the population of Springfield grew by 10,000 or more people from 2021 to 2023 because of Haitian immigration, then the rate of violent crime per 1,000 residents actually decreased.

Data reported by Springfield police shows a roughly 15% increase in index crimes from 2021 through 2023. ... Springfield data points to a slow rise in crime despite claims of the number skyrocketing.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A new FBI report shows violent crime—including murder— dropped across the nation last year. 22News spoke with local law enforcement about what we are seeing here in western ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A new FBI report shows violent crime—including murder— dropped across the nation last year. 22News spoke with local law enforcement about what we are seeing here ...

30 years later: Springfield residents continue to speak out against the 1994 Crime Bill Tom Ackerman, Springfield State Journal- Register Updated Mon, September 16, 2024 at 2:59 AM UTC ...

On July 6, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois, Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman, died after being shot in her home by a White sheriff’s deputy. Nearly 116 years earlier, an ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Body camera footage detailing the moments before and after an Illinois sheriff's deputy recently shot and killed a Springfield woman was released Monday. The footage shows ...