DWS News & Interviews

Tony Ferraris, a real-life Chicago firefighter who plays himself on the TV show Chicago Fire, visited the Illinois Fire Service Institute's Fire College this weekend.

Actress Kara Killmer, who plays Sylvie Brett on Chicago Fire, visited the Illinois Fire Service Institute's Fire College this weekend.

Actor David Eigenberg, who plays Christopher Herrmann on Chicago Fire, visited the Illinois Fire Service Institute's Fire College this weekend.

Special counsel Robert Mueller addresses the media on 5-29-19. Audio and photo via CBS News.

    After months of delays, a trial that's captivated the community and gotten worldwide attention starts today.
    Jury selection begins this morning in the trial of Brendt Christensen.  He's accused of kidnapping and killing visiting University of Illinois scholar…

Champaign police have revised their policy for officer-worn body cameras after a woman claimed she was unlawfully recorded.  It's a policy change you'll hear about if you're on the phone with an officer. Tim Ditman has more.

    Testimony continues today in day one of a trial stemming from a fatal Champaign shooting last year.
    Tim Ditman reports on attorneys' opening statements where the defense admitted to the shooting but painted the dead man as the…

Despite the man's repentance, a Champaign County judge on Monday gave a strong rebuke to a St. Joseph man convicted of leaving his infant daughter in a field. Judge Jason Bohm told Thomas Boitnott that now-four year-old Karma should be an adult when Boitnott gets out of prison and thus able to decide herself if her father is a part of her life.

A Champaign man convicted of second-degree murder in a drug-related shooting could be out of prison in around nine years.