Javier Barrios murder: Gabriela Escutia heads to court for 2007 case
Jury selection has begun in the trial of a 2007 killing of a teenager named Javier Barrios. Gabriela Escutia, age 24, faces two counts of murder with Ricardo Gutierrez, for shooting the 18-year-old teen in October More...
Illinois pastor Ed Montgomery shoots self, grieving deceased wife, hearing her voice and footsteps
Ron Wilson, founder and lead pastor of the Full Gospel Christian Assemblies International church in Hazel Crest, Illinois, says his church has been “devastated” by the news Ed Montgomery, one of their More...
Anonymous ‘Tips for Jesus’ sweeping across the country
The “Tips for Jesus” movement is turning heads as an anonymous individual(s) is leaving massive tips in bars, restaurants and other locations. An Instagram account with the username “TipsForJesus” More...
Rodolfo Hernandez-Bey murder: Reynaldo Ocampo, Joseph Saleski and juvenile charged in death
Two Cicero men and a juvenile were charged with first degree murder in connection with the strangulation death of a Chicago man whose body was found near a dumpster burnt beyond recognition in November 2012, according More...
Illinois officials identify Demarco Fossett as the charred body in car trunk
Authorities in southwestern Illinois have identified the charred remains of a body found in a car trunk in the Washington Park. Illinois State Police released a statement saying that the body Demarco L. Fossett, More...
Tajuanna Davis, Gerard Jimerson identified as Illinois couple dead in apparent murder suicide
Police say a couple in their 30s found shot to death in their home in Park Forest, Illinois appear to be victims of a murder-suicide. Crime Scene Tape photo/editted pic from FBI.gov Relatives had heard Tajuanna More...
Alfreda Giedrojc murders 6-month-old granddaughter, Vivian Summers, with sledgehammer, knife
An Illinois grandmother has been charged with murdering her granddaughter after she allegedly hit the infant with a sledgehammer and then slit her throat. Alfreda Giedrojc Alfreda Giedrojc, age 61, is being held More...
Justin DeRyke, Illinois man charged with death of her niece, Willow Long,age 7
Police suspect that a family member killed a 7-year-old girl who went missing earlier this month and the concerns were proven true and now her uncle has been indicted with her murder. Willow Long Justin DeRyke, More...
Jayden Thomas, Braxton Wood runaway Michigan teens found living in an SUV in Chicago
The missing Michigan teens who left town together nearly two weeks ago have been found safe in Chicago this morning, authorities said. Jayden Thomas, age 13, of Clare, and Braxton Wood, age 14, of Mount Pleasant, More...
Health officials in S. Illinois see a repeat in last year’s numbers of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever cases
In 2012, Illinois reported 151 confirmed cases of the rickettsial disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF), up 100 cases from the previous year. Now health officials in the state suspect that 2013 will be a More...
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