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March 9, 2023

Chicago-area prosecutors indicted for lying about relationship with witness

Former Cook County, Illinois, prosecutors Nicholas Trutenko and Andrew Horvat were indicted on multiple charges for lying about a relationship with a witness in a homicide trial.

March 9, 2023

7-year-old son of Chicago firefighter dies in house fire

A fire at the home of a Chicago firefighter injured four people earlier in the week. After being hospitalized, a 7-year-old boy has died from his injuries.

March 9, 2023

Illinois man arrested in connection with fatal strangling of 23-year-old woman in Wisconsin

Lucas Alonso, a 66-year-old man from Illinois, was arrested in connection to the fatal strangling of a 23-year-old girl in Wisconsin. Genetic testing led to the man's arrest.

March 8, 2023

Chicago fireman's wife, children hospitalized after housefire

The wife and three young children of a Chicago firefighter were critically injured after their northwest side home caught fire while he was on duty.

March 7, 2023

Illinois court orders retrial for convicted child murderer tortured into confession

An Illinois appeals court has ordered a retrial for George Anderson, who in 1991 admitted to killing two minors while being beaten by an alleged "midnight crew" of rogue detectives.

March 7, 2023

Chicago boy, 14, charged with murder, armed robbery

A 14-year-old Chicago boy was arrested and charged with murder and armed robbery in connection to the fatal January shooting of a 23-year-old man.

March 7, 2023

Chicago-area teen pleads not guilty in triple homicide case

Byrion Montgomery, 17, pleaded not guilty to charges including first-degree murder after allegedly killing three people in a Bolingbrook, Illinois, home.

March 6, 2023

Bolingbrook shooting: Teen suspect kills girlfriend, two others in home invasion

Bolingbrook police have arrested one suspect involved in a shooting in Illinois Sunday night that left three people dead and one injured. A juvenile was among the deceased.

March 6, 2023

Illinois police vow justice for slain nurse Becky Bliefnick, mother of 3 found gunned down in own home

Illinois police have vowed to hold to account whoever killed Quincy nurse Becky Bliefnick, a 41-year-old mother of three, in her own house last month.

March 5, 2023

Professor demands Black staff get special paid time off to deal with 'fatigue,' 'trauma' from systemic racism

Angel Jones of Southern Illinois University said that Black faculty should be provided with additional benefits in order to deal with systemic racism.