Illinois

Police in Illinois have charged a suspect with the cold-blooded slaying of a teenager standing outside of his family’s home, authorities said.

A man in Illinois allegedly beat his girlfriend while holding her captive in his home for nearly three days, police said.

A missing 11-year-old girl from Illinois was found in the home of an Indiana man, according to reports. The suspect now faces a kidnapping charge.

A man in Illinois is accused of shooting a person to death in Illinois and now faces a murder charge, police said. No motive has been released.

A great-grandmother was found stabbed to death in her rural Illinois home. The case is now cold, but police still hope to solve the murder case.

A suspect is under arrest in connection to the death of an Illinois man whose body was found in a refrigerator two years ago, authorities said.

A teenager in Illinois faces a murder charge after a baby died at the hospital from a traumatic brain injury, police said. Authorities did not say how the child was hurt.

A man in Illinois was charged with murder and animal cruelty after he beat his mom to death and killed the family dog, police said. He also had self-inflicted wounds.

A shooting at an Illinois Taco Bell left one person dead. Now, the man who pulled the trigger on the gun will head to prison for more than a decade.

A suspect has been arrested in connection to a fatal shooting in Illinois. Police have not released a possible motive in the alleged murder.

A man was shot to death in an Illinois mall parking lot in April. Now, police say the murder suspect has been caught during a traffic stop in Georgia.

Rachel Mellon, an Illinois girl who disappeared mysteriously when she was 13 and staying home from school sick, is still missing more than 25 years later.

A man is in custody after he was identified as the prime suspect in the death of an Illinois woman who was fatally shot nearly 20 years ago, authorities said.

A dad in Illinois faces murder charges after police said he drowned his three kids. He then led officers on a car chase when they went to arrest him.

A man in Illinois is accused of beheading his pregnant girlfriend, police said. Her head was then left in a dumpster, according to reports.

A man in Illinois admitted to shaking and slamming his infant on a cushion leading to the child's death, police said. The victim was brought to the hospital unresponsive.

The vice president of a youth services non-profit in Illinois is accused of having child pornography. He was arrested and now is being held in jail.

A man in Illinois is accused of shooting and killing his childhood friend and injuring the victim's brother. A motive has not been released in the case.

Two people were killed at several were hurt in a shooting at a home in Illinois. Weeks later, police said they arrested a suspect on murder charges.

A monk and teacher at a school in Illinois is accused of having sexual contact with a student. The suspect was arrested this week and faces several charges.

A police officer was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Illinois. Now, the parolee who killed him will spend the rest of his life in prison.

A mom is accused of driving drunk and causing a crash that decapitated a woman in Illinois. An attorney said the suspect also works inspecting daycares.

A man in Ilinois will spend life in prison for the murder of his girlfriend. The killer stabbed the victim to death during an argument that turned to a fight.

A man was shot and killed in Illinois in December. Months later, police say they have arrested two suspects. The shooting happened during a robbery.

A man was sentenced to prison for killing his girlfriend in Illinois after she ended the relationship. He hid in her vehicle and jumped out to start shooting.

A suspect from Missouri is accused of killing a man he was traveling with through Illinois last month, authorities said. The victim was shot multiple times.

A woman will spend years in prison for shooting at her ex's new girlfriend's car, killing the woman. Investigators say the killer wore a mask and wig to the scene.

An 18-year-old was found shot to death in a car in Illinois in 2018. Years later, police say they have arrested twins in connection to the murder.

A man was charged with murder after a victim was shot to death on St. Patrick's Day, police in Illinois said. A witness found the victim in a pool of blood.

Two Illinois suspects were arrested in connection to a Dec. 14 crime spree that included the murder of a man hanging Christmas lights, police said.

Two people were sentenced to prison for their role in a multi-state crime spree that included a triple murder in Illinois. The suspects wanted the victims' car.

An Illinois suspect allegedly admitted to stabbing a man believed to be his lover dozens of times after the two got into a fight, authorities said.

An Illinois man is accused of fatally beating his girlfriend’s 6-year-old son to death in what police claim was an ‘intentional act.’

An Illinois woman was found strangled to death and left in the back seat of a car, police said. Now, authorities say they have arrested the suspect.

A woman in Illinois is accused of fatally stabbing the father of her infant daughter during a domestic dispute that escalated at the family’s home.

The popular online game Wordle may have helped an elderly woman in Illinois survive a home invasion after her daughter notice she didn't sent the game results.

A Kentucky man was arrested in Illinois after a woman was found dead and four children were taken from the scene, police said. A child in the home reportedly called 911.

Tennessee authorities said Barbara Johnson's body was dumped on a highway off-ramp in 196, but the homicide case went cold. Now, police said they arrested a suspect.

A woman was killed during an attempted robbery in Illinois. Now police say three men have been arrested and charged with murder in connection to her death.

A bar owner in Illinois was assaulted on New Year's Eve by one of the patrons, police said. He later died and a suspect was arrested and charged.

A Chicago man allegedly stabbed two people to death in Indianapolis. One of the victims was stabbed over 100 times. The suspect took a Greyhound bus to Chicago where he was arrested on other charges.

A Colorado man has been arrested after he allegedly stole a tip jar from a business and fled driving a stolen vehicle. The tip jar contained $3.45, according to police.

A man is accused of killing his wife in Illinois and then fleeing across the country to California, authorities said. He was charged with first-degree murder.

An Illinois man is in custody after he allegedly fatally stabbed a caseworker who was doing a wellbeing check on children at his home, officials said.

An Illinois man is accused of fatally shooting a father and his two young sons shortly before Christmas, police said. Authorities have not released a motive.

A man who opened fire outside an Illinois restaurant was convicted of killing two people. He faces a mandatory life in prison sentence at sentencing.

A woman was reported missing in Illinois. Four days later, she was found dismembered in a river. Police have yet to solve her homicide, and it has become cold.

An Illinois man was found shot to death. Now police say a 15-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with his murder, along with two other men.

A Chicago police officer was charged with murdering his girlfriend during an argument last week. He has since been relieved of duty, and ordered held without bail.

A Chicago man reportedly admitted to killing one high schooler, injuring four more in Skokie shooting. The suspect has been charged with murder.