Kristi Noem
Local
5 months ago
Emma Shafer’s mom must be heard

Letter to council attacks Noem visit

Christian S. Halberstadt
Crime
5 months ago
Springfield man suspected to be involved in over 100 burglaries to spend 11 years in state prison

Halberstadt is suspected to be involved in over 100 burglaries to vehicles in 2024 including several in Jacksonville, Decatur and Sangamon County. 

Crime
5 months ago
Illinois police memorial

Mendoza’s slam at Safe-T Act draws applause, criticism

Shane J. Woods
Crime
5 months ago
Former Jan. 6 defendant found guilty of reckless homicide in deadly I-55 DUI crash

Woods will return to court August 19 for sentencing.

Police and fire on the scene at YNOT in Chatham
Crime
5 months ago
Coroner identifies girls killed in tragic crash at YNOT in Chatham

Illinois State Police reported the four girls who died were ages seven, seven, eight, and eighteen.

Peter Cadigan and Peggy Finley appear in court
Crime
5 months ago
Possible trial date set for EMS workers accused of killing patient

Peter Cadigan and Peggy Finley are charged with first degree murder for the death of Earl Moore Jr.

ISU photo of person of interest in Sunday shooting at Bone Student Center
Crime
5 months ago
Illinois State University police release photos of person of interest in campus shooting

One person was shot after a fight in the entryway to the Bone Student Center just before 8 p.m., where a student event was happening. 

Weapons seized by SPD
Crime
5 months ago
ShotSpotter alerts lead to Springfield man’s arrest on weapons charges

ShotSpotter alerts came from Bluebird Court and Taylor Avenue.

Robert E. Crimo III watches the jury selection process during the first day of his trial, accused of opening fire on a suburban Chicago Independence Day parade, killing seven people, at the Lake County Courthouse, Waukegan, Ill., Feb. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, Pool, File)
Crime
5 months ago
Illinois man gets life sentence after admitting to deadly shooting at 2022 July Fourth parade

Lake County Judge Victoria Rossetti handed down seven consecutive sentences of natural life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Victims, Keely Roberts, left, Sheila Gutman, center, and Dana Ruder Ring react during the sentencing hearing for Robert E. Crimo III., at the Lake County Courthouse, in Waukegan, Ill., Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, Pool)
Crime
5 months ago
Survivors of 2022 July Fourth parade mass shooting describe chaos, panic and bloodshed

In parts of the video-taped confession, a blank-faced Crimo slumps in a chair, his arms crossed. He said he briefly reconsidered the attack because of a problem with the gun, but he fixed it.

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