Rivera released after nearly 20 years in prison
Nearly 20 years after he was imprisoned, Juan Rivera walked out of Stateville Correctional Center and into a throng of jubilant family members Friday evening after he was exonerated in...
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National Guardsmen from Indiana, Illinois killed in Afghanistan
Robert Leonhardt considered himself a lucky father when three of his sons went off to fight wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and all of them returned home safely. The fourth...
Rivera released after nearly 20 years in prison
Nearly 20 years after he was imprisoned, Juan Rivera walked out of Stateville Correctional Center and into a throng of jubilant family members Friday evening after he was exonerated in...
No bail for 2 charged with Chicago officer’s slaying
Bail was denied today for two Chicago men charged in connection with the slaying of an off-duty Chicago police officer. Clifton Lewis, 41, an eight-year police veteran, was fatally shot...
Young mother of newborn found in Country Club Hills trash bin released
A 13-year-old girl who allegedly left her newborn son in a trash container behind her Country Club Hills apartment complex has been released from the hospital, and police and prosecutors...
Armed with impressive resume, Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson faces tall order
The mood was festive at the Genesis Center in downtown Gary over the weekend as Karen Freeman-Wilson was sworn in as mayor, but in the estimation of many observers, she...
Priest at Midway chapel accused of sex abuse
A 77-year-old priest assigned to the chapel at Midway Airport was charged Saturday with sexual abuse after he allegedly tried to grab the crotch of a man who had attended...
$350K bond for man accused of dragging 80-year-old woman who refused to let go of purse
A judge today ordered a motorist held on $350,000 bond after he was accused of dragging an 80-year-old woman for a block while trying to snatch her purse. Judge Israel...
4 victims of Emington murder-suicide will be buried today
The four victims of a murder-suicide in a small farming community southwest of Kankakee will be buried today. Sara McMeen, who authorities say shot and killed her boyfriend and three...
Small town shocked at deaths of family of 5
EMINGTON, Ill. -- This tiny central Illinois town was at a loss Friday to explain why five newcomers, a man, woman and three young children -- one a baby --...