This was not the first time such a seemingly orchestrated attack occurred outside the Cook County Jail or its neighboring courthouse.
The last of four people who escaped from the Fulton County Jail in western Illinois last week has been captured, authorities said Sunday.
Three of four inmates who escaped from a county jail in western Illinois have been captured, officials said.
Authorities didn't immediately say how the men escaped, but said they should not be approached by members of the public under any circumstances.Â
Illinois was home to one of America's most infamous serial killers, John Wayne Gacy. Unfortunately, he wasn't the only one.Â
Two Chicago police officers were shot and wounded early Monday while trying to break up a crowd following Fourth of July gatherings, authorities said.
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After two years in a federal jail in Chicago, indicted singer R. Kelly has been brought to New York in preparation for his racketeering trial …
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At least seven people were shot to death in Chicago on Easter Sunday in separate attacks across the city, according to Chicago police.
Of 175 people arrested in Kenosha during unrest in the city, 102 live outside the community, according to a statement from Kenosha Police.
A group of nine Buffalo-area businesses is suing Gov. Andrew Cuomo, State Attorney General Letitia James and the State Legislature alleging th…
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With a motion hearing coming Friday for the man accused of striking a group of Girl Scouts, killing four people, Chippewa County District Atto…
After Lucas Clements allegedly groped her and stole her tip money, the woman hid outside because “she was scared (and) did not know what to do…
Christopher Kaphaem, 44, faces a maximum sentence of 148 years in prison and tens of thousands of dollars in fines.
One creates a criminal justice coordinating council and another directs the DNR to take additional steps to mitigate contamination in water fr…
Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul said in an interview he expects that number to increase as more tests are completed and prosecutors revi…
A shoplifter at an East Side grocery store pulled a knife on an employee trying to stop her, with the suspect getting away with stolen merchandise.
A New Lisbon man is facing drug charges after allegedly admitting to selling drugs out of a senior and disabled affordable housing center.
The 19-year-old arrived at the hospital while police officers were investigating reports of multiple gunshots.
Foul play is not suspected and investigators are seeking a cause of the fire in the town of Pickerel.
