Rhodesia Howard allegedly grabbed a gun and pointed it at the children, saying: "I got six bullets and six of us." ...

CHARLESTON — A Mattoon man has been formally charged with killing his mother with a hammer. The Coles County State's Attorney's Office filed two counts of murder and one count of obstructing ...

The good old days? Hardly. Perusing Justice of the Peace minutes at Chaska Historical Society gives a reader a good look at the past – one that didn’t lack for crimes of passion or ...

Drexler Johnson has been charged with accessory after the fact in a triple homicide at a State Line gas station. FULL STORY: ...

A man from Greeley was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for shooting and killing his mother over two years ago.

The eight-woman, four-man jury has deliberated for about 50 total hours over eight days since getting the case Jan. 29.

Jurors sent a note Friday to the judge in the federal corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

“I commend this little girl’s courage and strength to testify against her mother’s boyfriend,” Senior Deputy DA Kathleen ...

Madigan, the longest-serving statehouse Speaker in US history, is accused of using his influence to gain more power and ...

After deliberating for about 2½ hours, a six-person jury found that Gerald Declan Radford did not commit second-degree murder ...

The Newton woman who encouraged juveniles to keep their mouths shut and change their social media pages after they allegedly stole firearms from a local residence in November 2024 was found guilty by ...

A 30-year-old Grant-Valkaria man faces life in state prison after a Brevard County jury convicted him on charges that he killed a Melbourne man, beating him with a crowbar and shooting him, in April ...