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UNIFIED COMMAND IN BROADVIEW ALERT FOR UPCOMING RALLY

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

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE COMBATS VEHICLE HIJACKING AND THEFT

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.

INTERSTATE SHOOTINGS DECREASE FOR FOURTH STRAIGHT YEAR WITH ZERO FATAL SHOOTINGS IN 2025

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

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE INVESTIGATES OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN SWANSEA

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.

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE INVESTIGATES OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN SPRINGFIELD

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.

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE SQUAD CAR STRUCK ON I-88

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

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE TASK FORCE RECOVERS MULTIPLE WEAPONS AND COCAINE DURING SEARCH WARRANT

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)

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE INVESTIGATING OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING

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.

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE K9 ZEUS TO GET DONATION OF BODY ARMOR

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.

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE LEADS HUMAN TRAFFICKING DEMAND SUPPRESSION OPERATION IN GALESBURG

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

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE WELCOMES NEW TROOPERS OF CADET CLASS 151

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

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARRESTS TWO MEN FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE

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

THE SUSPECT IN THE GRANITE CITY POLICE OFFICER SHOOTING - IN CUSTODY

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

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE HONORS THOSE DEDICATED TO PROTECTING THE PUBLIC

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

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARRESTS MARION MAN FOR UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM

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

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE SEEKS PUBLIC'S ASSISTANCE WITH FATAL CRASH ON ROUTE 53

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.

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARRESTS CHICAGO MAN FOR ROAD RAGE EXPRESSWAY SHOOTING LESS THAN 24-HOURS AFTER RECEIVING THE REPORT

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

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