Illinois Supreme Court upholds to end cash bail
The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a state law passed following the death of George Floyd that intended to end cash bail for most criminal defendants. The SAFE-T Act … Read More
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James Lewis, longtime suspect in the 1982 Tylenol murders, dead at 76
James Lewis — the longtime suspect in the cyanide-laced Tylenol poisonings that killed seven people in the Chicago area in 1982 — died in his home Sunday. Lewis was pronounced … Read More
Illinois man charged after shooting himself in dream
It was truly a nightmare scenario. An Illinois man allegedly shot himself in the leg while dreaming that a burglar was breaking into his home — and now he faces … Read More
Ex-Southwest Airlines employee charged with selling phony travel vouchers for $1.9M
A former Southwest Airlines customer-service agent has been indicted and charged with fraud for allegedly making and selling travel vouchers worth nearly $1.9 million. Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that DaJuan … Read More
Six Flags brawl results in cops hurt, teens arrested
Police in Illinois broke up a large fight at an amusement park on Monday night, resulting in six teens being arrested. Gurnee police officers and other law enforcement agencies were called to … Read More
12 sets of twins, one set of triplets graduate from Illinois high school
It’s a twin takeover. Twelve sets of twins and one family of triplets graduated from a high school in Illinois Thursday. The multiples make up about 8% of the graduating … Read More
Becky Bliefnick told sister estranged husband should be ‘No. 1’ suspect
Rebecca “Becky” Bliefnick, the 41-year-old Illinois nurse found murdered in her own home Feb. 23, told her sister via text message, “If something ever happens to me, make sure the No. 1 … Read More
Illinois police dog killed during shootout in Cook County
A brave police dog was killed in an exchange of gunfire between deputies and a carjacking suspect in a Chicago suburb Wednesday afternoon. The slain K9 officer, named Hudson, was … Read More
Criminal profiler reveals John Wayne Gacy’s creepy demands
A well-known criminal profiler is sharing the bizarre demands that made him stop trying to interview infamous serial killer John Wayne Gacy, almost three decades after the so-called “Killer Clown” … Read More
Northwestern student government freezes funding for College Republicans
Northwestern University’s student government has cut off funding for the Illinois school’s chapter of College Republicans over a controversial poster advertising a campus event on “the dangers of identity politics” … Read More
