February 26, 2026 - Unprecedented 100 percent ISP Homicide Clearance Rate in 2025

February 23, 2026 - Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 1 Special Agents arrested 52-year-old Rene Garica of Chicago, IL

February 19, 2026 - Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 7 Special Agents arrested 19-year-old Shariah Davis of Carbondale, IL and a 15-year-old male after executing search warrants served in Jackson County.

February 29, 2026 - Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 2 Special Agents arrested 56-year-old Dennis Carey of Milan, IL

February 17, 2026 - The Palos Hills Police Department requested the Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 1 to investigate an officer involved shooting.

February 17, 2026 - ISP Experiences 4th Move Over Law-Related Crash of 2026

February 16, 2026 - The East St. Louis Police Department requested the Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 6 to investigate a police pursuit that ended with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

February 16, 2026 - The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Police Department (SIUE PD) requested the Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 6 to investigate a pursuit, which ended in a fatal crash.

February 13, 2026 - The Illinois State Police Kendall County Police Assistance Team (KCPAT) arrested 23-year-old David Leal Jr. of Aurora, IL for multiple felonies after an extensive narcotics investigation in Kane County.

February 12, 2026 - Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 5 Task Force 6 (TF6) Officers arrested 45-year-old Sherez A. Boykins of Bloomington, IL for 25 felonies after an extensive drug and gun trafficking investigation in McLean County.

February 9, 2026 - 33-year-old Drew D. Smading of Wichita, Kansas arrested after a cross-county pursuit involving multiple vehicles being shot at.

February 9, 2026 - 22-year-old Daniel Zaragoza of Chicago, IL arrested for an alleged road-rage expressway shooting on I-55.

February 8, 2026 - ISP Experiences 3rd Move Over Law-Related Crash of 2026

February 6, 2026 - 30-year-old Damian Lopez of Beach Park, IL arrested for one count of Leaving the Scene of a Personal Injury Crash (Class 4 Felony) and Failure to Report a Personal Injury Crash (Class 2 Felony) related to a hit and run pedestrian crash on the Edens Expressway.

February 3, 2026 - Video is of an August 28, 2025, disturbance

February 2, 2026 - 35-year old Rockford (IL) police officer arrested for theft, fraud, and misconduct

February 2, 2026 - Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 8 Special Agents arrested 28-year-old Elijah W.D. Hooker of Bridgeport, IL after his wife was fatally shot in their residence.

January 29, 2026 - Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 1 announces the successful resolution to a cold case death investigation from 2012.

January 26, 2026 - 20-year-old Demitreaun Ross of Chicago Heights, IL, arrested on multiple charges related to a stolen vehicle crash on Interstate 57

January 23, 2026 - The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Internal Investigation is investigating an officer involved shooting in East. St. Louis.

January 22, 2026 - An Illinois State Police Trooper is recovering after their squad car was struck by a speeding, stolen car in Chicago. The driver is now facing multiple felony charges.

January 22, 2026 - Illinois State Police K9 Remco has received a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc.

January 16, 2026 - The Unified Command has been coordinating directly with rally organizers in anticipation of a potentially large group of peaceful protesters.

January 13, 2026 - The Illinois State Police (ISP) continues to target vehicle theft, hijacking, and related violent crimes using grant funding from the Illinois Secretary of State Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council.

January 12, 2026 - Interstate shootings statewide down 80 percent compared to 2021

January 11, 2026 - The St. Clair County Sheriff's Department requested the Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 6 to investigate an officer involved shooting.

January 11, 2026 - The Springfield Police Department requested the Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 4 to investigate an officer involved shooting.

January 9, 2026 - ISP Experiences 2nd Move Over Law-Related Crash of 2026

January 7, 2026 - 25-year-old Xavier Galvan of Aurora arrested for Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver (Class X Felony)

January 5, 2026 - The Illinois State Police is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred on January 4, 2026, at approximately 10 p.m., near a convenience store in the 4500 block of South State Street in East St. Louis, IL.

December 23, 2025 - Illinois State Police K9 Zeus will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc.

December 19, 2025 - The operation focused on identifying individuals seeking to engage in commercial sex acts.

December 19, 2025 - ISP has added over 700 new troopers since 2019

December 19, 2025 - The Illinois State Police (ISP) Illinois Trafficking Enforcement Group (ITEG) announced the arrest of two Decatur men for human trafficking.

December 6, 2025 - 26-year-old DJ Marshall is now in custody

December 5, 2025 - 2024 ISP Officer, Special Agent, Telecommunicator, Forensic Scientist, and Public Safety Staff Member of the Year Announced

December 5, 2025 - 18-year-old Keivaun Mann of Marion, IL arrested after a firearms investigation in Williamson County

December 1, 2025 - Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 1 requests information about an accident involving a bicyclist on Route 53 southbound at Thele Road in Elwood.

November 9, 2025 - Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 1 Special Agents arrested 29-year-old Bowen Zhang of Chicago, IL