Gun Violence

Illinois State University students grappled Monday with the aftermath of a second shooting on or very near campus this school year. Classes resumed, but some said they were left feeling uneasy.

Authorities are asking for the public’s help finding a suspect who shot someone Sunday night inside the Bone Student Center at Illinois State University. They’ve released two photos of someone they call "a person of interest."

One person was injured in a shooting Sunday night during a student organization’s event at the Bone Student Center at Illinois State University, authorities said. Police are still looking for the suspect.

Two people are dead and a suspect is in custody after a shooting early Thursday in Pekin.

The Bloomington Police Department said officers were called to the 1400 block of North Lee Street at 5:51 a.m. Tuesday, after several reports of shots fired in the area.

Newly released video shows Bloomington Police officers spent 10 minutes pleading with a 15-year-old to drop a gun before fatally shooting him when the confrontation escalated.

The Bloomington Police Department is set to join a statewide task force that looks to better track FOID card revocations. The agreement comes weeks after a triple-murder-suicide in Bloomington. In that case, the gunman had a revoked FOID card.

City staff say about 300 Bloomington residents have their FOID cards revoked every year, adding police have had a hard time keeping up with revoked and suspended cards.

Law enforcement in McLean County say the process for revoking someone's FOID card and removing those gun owners from their weapons is at best imperfect and — at worst — it's on the honor system. Bloomington Police Chief Jamal Simington says the problem of illegal gun possession goes far beyond FOID revocations.

Authorities are looking for a suspect who allegedly shot another driver during a road rage incident that began on Interstate 55 northeast of Bloomington-Normal.