State police prepping for concealed carry law

SPRINGFIELD | Even though lawmakers have been unable to agree on a plan allowing Illinoisans to carry concealed weapons, the Quinn administration has launched the process of building a computer system designed to handle future gun permits.

Police: Girl believed abducted in Texas may be headed to Chicago area

CHICAGO | Area police are reporting a 12-year-old Texas girl believed abducted may be headed toward the Chicago area.

Driver of SUV woman fell out of faces charges

DOLTON | Police filed charges Thursday against the driver of a vehicle that a woman fell out of and was killed by a semi on the Bishop Ford Freeway.

State police seek video surveillance of fatal Bishop Ford Freeway accident

DOLTON | Illinois State Police are seeking video surveillance of a fatal accident Tuesday on the Bishop Ford Freeway that left a Chicago woman dead, a spokeswoman said.

Police investigating Chicago woman's fatal fall from SUV on Bishop Ford

DOLTON | Illinois State Police continue investigating how a Chicago woman fell from a moving SUV on the Bishop Ford Freeway near Dolton early Tuesday morning before being struck and killed by a semi.

Manteno area crash kills Gary woman; driver allegedly DUI

MANTENO, ILL. | A Gary woman is dead and another Gary woman is charged with aggravated driving under the influence after a crash near Manteno, Ill., early Saturday.

Hegewisch crash near Ford plant backs up traffic for miles

CHICAGO | An early morning crash Tuesday in the westbound lanes of 130th Street near Torrence Avenue near the Ford Chicago Assembly Plant jammed traffic for miles on the Bishop Ford Freeway from Interstate 80/94 to the Dan Ryan merge, police said.

Bishop Ford open after fatal accident

CALUMET CITY | All northbound lanes of the Bishop Ford Freeway were open at Sibley Boulevard at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday following a fatal accident there in the morning.

3-semi-trailers crash on I-80

Three semi-trailers crashed on Interstate 80 eastbound at Pulaski Avenue at about 7:15 this morning, according to Illinois State Police.

Chief: Calumet City cop shot man after he pulled gun

CALUMET CITY | A police officer working extra patrols in an area that has had problems recently shot a man Thursday night, Chief Edward Gilmore said.

Driver killed in rollover on ramp from Bishop Ford

DOLTON | One man is dead and two other people injured following a rollover crash early Monday on the westbound Sibley Boulevard ramp from the eastbound Bishop Ford Freeway, police said.

Lincoln Oasis on tollway reopens after early morning armed robbery

SOUTH HOLLAND | The Lincoln Oasis on the Tri-State Tollway reopened eight hours after an armed robbery of the McDonald's restaurant there early Friday morning.

Officials investigate possible abuse in death of 4-month-old girl

SOUTH CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Officials are questioning a south suburban man in connection with the death of his 4-month-old daughter, police said.

Illinois man killed after driver slams into his vehicle on I-94

DOLTON | Illinois State Police are investigating a car crash early Sunday in which one man was killed, officials said.

Police: Alcohol a factor in wrong-way crash that killed Dolton man

CHICAGO | A wrong-way driver killed a Dolton man on the Bishop Ford Freeway early Monday morning in an alcohol-related head-on collision, forcing the closure of all inbound lanes there for five hours., police said.

Man killed in police shootout outside nightclub in Dolton

DOLTON | Dolton police fatally shot a man Saturday after officers saw the man allegedly shoot a victim, officials said.

Experts to analyze E.C. police force

EAST CHICAGO | An internationally recognized security management firm has been hired to conduct a top-to-bottom examination of the East Chicago Police Department.

Troopers rescue woman after fiery crash on I-94 exit ramp

DOLTON | A Chicago woman was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after a fiery crash early Sunday on an Interstate 94 exit ramp, Illinois State Police said.