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Crime
7 months ago
Woman found dead in waste container, investigation continues

Woman found dead in a shed, possibly for an extended period of time.

A screenshot of part of an ad touting the new Sangamon County Sheriff's Office mobile app.
Local
7 months ago
Crouch launches new app for Sheriff’s Department

“The Sheriff’s App” is available on Apple and Google Play.

Gov. JB Pritzker, lawmakers and immigration advocates discuss the federal government’s aggressive immigration enforcement campaign in his Springfield office on Oct. 30, 2025.
IL State News
7 months ago
Pritzker ramps up accountability panel focused on alleged ICE abuses

New appointments come as federal immigration raids ease in Chicago.

Sean Grayson
Crime
7 months ago
IL Supreme Court: Grayson conviction means pre-trial release ‘moot’

Supreme Court: Conviction trumps release appeal.

This still image taken from Chicago Transit Authority surveillance footage and included in a federal court record shows a man who federal authorities identified as Lawrence Reed holding a flaming bottle and approaching a passenger, far left, on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, on a Chicago Blue Line train. (Chicago Transit Authority/U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois via AP) Screenshot
Crime
7 months ago
Federal terrorism charge filed against a man who allegedly set a woman on fire on Chicago train

The 26-year-old woman fought off the man as he tried to ignite the gas, then she ran from one end of the car to the other as Reed chased her, an investigator said in the affidavit, citing surveillance video from the train.

U.S. Border Patrol Commander at large Gregory Bovino looks on, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)
IL State News
7 months ago
Appeals court pauses order restricting use of force by immigration agents in Chicago-area crackdown

But the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also cautioned against “overreading” its stay and said a quick appeal process could lead to a “more tailored and appropriate” order.

Jose Aguilar, who recorded cell phone video of federal agents chasing and tackling a Black teen in the East Side neighborhood in October, stands outside his family's business Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
IL State News
7 months ago
These are the sights and sounds of Trump’s immigration crackdown in Chicago

A culture of fear has taken hold, with some people too scared to leave home, especially in the city’s predominantly Latino communities.

Rochester Rockets signs
Education
8 months ago
Claims of service dog abuse at Rochester High School go viral

The district stressed that the online comments in the TikTok video do not reflect the reality inside their schools.

Part of a May, 2021 missing persons poster offering a reward for the discovery of Kenneth Brown.
Local
8 months ago
Coroner: Human skull belongs to man missing since 2021

An investigation into the death of Kenneth P. Brown, 42, continues.

Do you know who used this excavator to tear down half a home in Petersburg?
Crime
8 months ago
Crime of the Week: Help needed identifying who used stolen excavator to destroy home

Still no suspect in the partial demolition of a Petersburg home.

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