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April 27, 2023

Illinois man gets 40 years for killing teen, dumping body in ditch

Daryl Vandyke, 57, of Champaign, Illinois, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to the murder of 14-year-old Steven Butler III.

April 26, 2023

Illinois man who was killed in Chicago petroleum refinery explosion was also a high school wrestling coach

Dru Worker, the 25-year-old man who died in a petroleum refinery fire, was also a high school wrestling coach. A second person suffered minor injuries in the blast.

April 26, 2023

79-year-old Illinois man accused of fatally shooting neighbor in head during argument

A 79-year-old Illinois man is accused of murder after shooting his neighbor in the head during an argument over a leaf blower earlier this month.

April 26, 2023

Robbery suspects used social media to target victims in Chicago: police

Chicago police are warning of several robbery suspects who used a social media app to target victims. The suspects threatened the victims with knives and demanded their money.

April 26, 2023

Portion of Chicago-are highway closes due to large manure spill

A large manure spill closed a portion of Interstate 55 near Chicago, Illinois. A semi-trailer carrying 30,000 pounds of manure rolled over on a ramp, causing the spill

April 25, 2023

Illinois parents charged after allegedly 'encouraging' daughters to beat up classmate: 'Get her'

Two parents in Naperville, Illinois, were charged on Tuesday after allegedly encouraging their two daughters to beat up a classmate in early April.

April 25, 2023

1 dead in suburban Chicago petroleum plant explosion

An explosion at Seneca Petroleum in Lemont, Illinois, just outside Chicago, has reportedly left at least one person dead and a second injured.

April 25, 2023

R&B singer R. Kelly moved to medium-security prison in North Carolina from Chicago

Robert Sylvester Kelly, also known as R. Kelly, has been moved to a medium security prison in North Carolina from a Chicago correctional center.

April 24, 2023

Illinois home invasion suspect caught after police K9 tracks him down over a mile away, punches dog, cops say

A domestic battery suspect was tracked down by an Illinois police K-9 for over a mile after beating a woman, police said.

April 21, 2023

Suburban Chicago police reportedly kill armed man on domestic dispute call

Police responding to a Dolton, Illinois, domestic dispute call early Friday morning shot and killed a man who was reportedly carrying a gun.