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Why Illinois flags are at half-staff, and how long they'll remain that way
Flags remain at half-staff in Illinois Friday to honor a Chicago police officer who was killed earlier this month in the line of duty.
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Why are flags flying at half-staff in Illinois? What to know and how long it will last
The flags were ordered to be lowered to half-staff at sunrise on Thursday, Nov. 14.
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Inbound Interstate 57 shut down after crash involving ISP trooper
All inbound lanes of Interstate 57 were closed on Chicago’s Far South Side after a crash involving an Illinois State Police trooper.
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Why are flags flying at half staff in Illinois? Here's what to know
Illinois residents making their way around on Wednesday may have noticed flags outside businesses and official building flying at half staff, and it’s to honor a fallen Illinois State Trooper.
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Truck spills fruit onto Interstate 57 after crash, closing highway
A truck transporting fruit on Interstate 57 crashed just before noon Wednesday, spilling food onto the highway and forcing traffic to be diverted.
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Possible armed kidnapping sparks police chase from suburbs to city, ends with Logan Square crash
The incident began in the southbound lanes of the Edens Expressway in Northbrook near the Dundee exit, when a vehicle believed to be part of an armed kidnapping failed to pull over.
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Suspect dead, Indiana police officer in critical condition after Iroquois County shooting
A sheriff’s officer from Indiana was shot and critically injured during a police response in Iroquois County on Sunday evening.
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Chicago man arrested in connection with I-55 shooting
A Chicago man has been arrested in connection with a shooting on I-55 on Saturday night, Illinois State Police said.
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Illinois State Trooper hospitalized after being struck inside vehicle on I-94 in Chicago
An Illinois State Trooper was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle that failed to move over while inside their vehicle investigating a previous traffic crash on I-94 in Chicago, authorities said.
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Illinois deputy charged in Sonya Massey's fatal shooting worked for 6 agencies in 4 years, records show
The former Illinois sheriff’s deputy charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman killed inside her Sangamon county home, had been employed by a half-dozen police agencies since 2020, according to state law enforcement records.
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Department of Justice launching investigation into fatal police shooting of Sonya Massey
The U.S. Department of Justice is launching an investigation into the fatal police shooting of Sonya Massey in Springfield earlier this month. NBC Chicago’s Christian Farr reports.
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Semi-truck slams into apartment building in Grundy County
Video from Sky5 shows the aftermath of a semi-truck slamming into an apartment building in Grundy County.
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Semi smashes into Grundy County apartment building
A semi skidded off a highway and slammed into an apartment building in Grundy County on Wednesday morning.
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Child dies in rollover crash on Interstate 57 near 107th Street: Illinois State Police
Illinois State Police were investigating on Monday evening after a child died in a rollover crash on Interstate 57 near 107th Street on Chicago’s South Side, authorities said. The collision was reported at around 7:17 p.m. in the northbound lanes of the interstate. According to ISP, troopers responded to a portion of I-57 near 107th Street for a fatal crash…
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Illinois' use of license plate-reading cameras amounts to ‘dragnet surveillance,' lawsuit says
A lawsuit accuses Illinois State Police and state officials of operating an unconstitutional “system of dragnet surveillance” through license plate reading cameras which track motorist’s whereabouts.
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Bomb threat leads to lockdown at Illinois Capitol
Illinois State Police and the Secretary of State’s police force initiated a lockdown at the capitol on Sunday after a bomb threat, officials said.
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Murder charges filed in Aug. 2023 Bishop Ford shooting
Illinois State Police revealed that charges have been filed in the shooting death of 30-year-old Travon Mackie, who was killed in an expressway shooting on the Bishop Ford freeway last year.
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Left for Dead: Chicago police reports show months of inaction in deadly hit-and-run investigation
Chicago police did not document any steps taken for several months during their investigation into a deadly hit-and-run, according to records obtained as the result of a lawsuit brought by NBC 5 Investigates. Those reports also show activity in the case picked up just nine days after an NBC 5 report that highlighted the lack of an arrest.
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Left for Dead: Records reveal new details on hit-and-run
More than two years after a deadly hit-and-run, Illinois State Police are still withholding records related to a pursuit that preceded the crash. Bennett Haeberle reports.
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Left for Dead: Records reveal new details on hit-and-run
More than two years after a deadly hit-and-run, Illinois State Police are still withholding records related to a pursuit that preceded the crash. Bennett Haeberle reports.