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‘He Set Her on Fire. He Tortured Her’: Illinois Man Charged with Killing Girlfriend’s Mom by Setting House Ablaze

Jerry LambeSep 28th
Woman Charged with Throwing 3-Year-Old Nephew into Lake Michigan, Doing Nothing to Help Save Him, and Causing Critical Injuries

Alberto LuperonSep 21st
Convicted Killer Drew Peterson Can’t Receive Pension Because He Used ‘Specialized Police Training’ to Murder Third Wife, Appeals Court Rules

Aaron KellerAug 12th
Longtime Chicago Public School Teacher Who ‘Hunted Online’ to ‘Feed His Amoral Desires’ Sentenced to Decades in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Child

Colin KalmbacherAug 2nd
Illinois Mom Allegedly Murdered Ex-Husband at Department of Transportation Work Site Hours After Contentious Custody Hearing

Jerry LambeJul 27th
Judge Reduces Bond for In-Home Daycare Worker Accused of Shaking 7-Week-Old Girl to Death and Lying to Investigators

Jerry LambeJul 7th
Robert E. Crimo III Charged with Seven Counts of First-Degree Murder in Highland Park Independence Day Massacre

Marisa SarnoffJul 5th
Illinois Parade Shooter Wore Women’s Clothing to Blend In While Fleeing, Deputies Say

Alberto LuperonJul 5th
Authorities Capture ‘Person of Interest’ in Mass Shooting That Claimed Six Lives at Illinois Fourth of July Parade

Alberto LuperonJul 4th
In-Home Daycare Worker Allegedly Killed 7-Week-Old Baby, Googled ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’

Jerry LambeJun 16th
Ex-Boyfriend Allegedly Decapitated Pregnant Woman, Tossed Her Head in Dumpster

Jerry LambeJun 15th
Illinois Mother Discovers Her Three Kids Drowned by Father, Who Crashed Car After High-Speed Chase: Police

Jerry LambeJun 15th
Husband Told Cops that Chicago Prosecutor Kim Foxx Became ‘Physically Aggressive’ and Slapped Him over ‘Something That Was Posted on Facebook’: Police Report

Aaron KellerJun 11th
Former Nurse Who Took in Cognitively Impaired Teen, Made Her a Nanny, and Tortured Her Before Killing Her Gets Life in Prison

Colin KalmbacherMay 25th
Chicago University Student Missing; Girlfriend Turns Up Dead in Lake Michigan

Alberto LuperonMay 14th
Illinois Parents Charged with Murdering 8-Year-Old Boy Who Weighed 30 Pounds at the Time He Stopped Breathing

Matt NahamApr 1st
Man Convicted of Murder After Robbing Victim of Cell Phone, Dumping Body in Illinois Roadside Ditch

Aaron KellerMar 30th
A Nurse Took in a Cognitively Impaired Teen, Made Her a Nanny, and Tortured Her for Years Before Killing Her in 1999. Now She’s a Convicted Murderer.

Colin KalmbacherMar 17th
Appeals Court Springs Jussie Smollett from Jail Because His Appeal Will Take Longer Than His Sentence

Aaron KellerMar 16th
‘This Child Has to Go Through This Trauma for the Rest of His Life’: Illinois 3-Year-Old Accidentally Shot Mom in Neck, Killed Her

Jerry LambeMar 14th