The starting pay for new Illinois State Police recruits is getting a major upgrade in an effort to attract the best future troopers to protect our state.
On Wednesday Illinois State Trooper Starlena Wilson celebrated what she calls her ninth "Alive Day." According to the Illinois State Police District Chicago Facebook page Trooper Wilson was hit while conducting a traffic stop on the Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago nine years ago Wednesday...
Police warned motorists this afternoon that Interstate 74 south of where I-74, I-80 and I-280 meet is "nearly impassable due to drifting and blowing snow."
The Illinois State Police and Illinois State Police District 7 East Moline Facebook pages give us a peek at what our cops are dealing with on the road.