Cops: Teens used code word in plot to kill classmate’s parents
The "concert" was on. With that code word, four teens in the south suburbs -- including the son of a police officer -- carried out a murder plot Sept. 10...
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Man accused of shooting his two sisters, killing one
On Sunday afternoon, Carmella Martinez mourned for one of her daughters, prayed for the recovery of another and asked for a long prison sentence for her son. Police say in...
Man charged in killing of one sister, wounding of second
A man was charged today with fatally shooting one of his sisters and wounding a second sister after the women tried to get him to end a party he was...
Indiana lawsuits could have broad implications for same-sex couples
Indiana's attorney general said he will not be the one to pick a fight over the rights of a Chicago woman whose same-sex partner was killed in the collapse of...
Man held woman captive in Jefferson Park apartment for more than 2 months, police say
A Chicago man held a woman captive and tortured her for more than two months inside his Northwest Side apartment, prosecutors say. Thin, with long black hair and blond-streaked bangs,...
Prosecutors: NW Side man beat, cut woman he held captive
A Northwest Side man was ordered held without bail this morning, accused of holding captive a woman he met at an anime convention. Sir Wilfred Camaligan, 22, faces attempted murder,...
Former Lake County Indiana coroner and sheriff’s officers to face charges
Federal authorities today announced corruption charges against Lake County, Ind., sheriff's officers accused of illegally selling machine guns and a former county official who paid himself $25,000 in allegedly improper...
Bloomington woman charged with slaying mother-in-law
Prosecutors downstate have filed murder charges against the daughter-in-law of a 70-year-old Crest Hill woman whose body was found in a shallow grave in a state park in Will County...
Cops: Teen charged with killing parents gave police conflicting stories
A Stagg High School student charged with the brutal beating deaths of his parents in their Palos Park home gave police several alibis that quickly fell through, authorities said today....
Relative questioned in slayings of suburban couple
Police on Monday were questioning a relative about the deaths of a southwest suburban couple found in their home over the weekend. John Granat, 44, and his wife, Maria, 42,...