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A 2-year-old boy was killed and 14 others were injured when a car crashed into a Portillo's restaurant on Wednesday, July 30.
OSWEGO, Ill. ( WGN) — More than a dozen people were injured after police say a vehicle plowed into a Portillo’s restaurant in ...
The victims of one of a string of car break-ins in Chicago's southwest suburbs on Wednesday shared the scary incident that happened to him and his wife, and video of the armed thieves.
Two teen girls were walking near Fox River Road and North Harvest Glen Road around 3:25 p.m. when a car pulled in front of ...
A teen accused of opening fire near a school bus stop in Alton is now being charged as an adult. “When young people commit ...
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias joins Lisa Dent to advocate for a change in car insurance pricing in Illinois. Giannoulias, in an effort to combat auto insurance pricing, is asking ...
A powerful new docuseries premiering August 2 on National Geographic takes viewers into the emotional, high-stakes world of ...
Jamaro J. Kemmerling, 26, of Mount Vernon was arrested and charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm by a repeat felony offender, according to a news release ...
Bloomington Police was the only downstage agency to receive funding for gun seizures in partnership with Illinois State ...
Tramier Pate, 25, was sentenced to 85 years in prison for the first-degree murder of 14-year-old Omarius Gates during a botched robbery in June 2023.
When young offenders choose to involve themselves in adult-level violence, we are prepared to ask the court to try them as adults,” the state’s attorney said.