Oak Park police are investigating the death of a married couple who were lawyers and civically active individuals. Thomas Johnson, 69, and his wife, Leslie Ann Jones, 67, were found…
Two Chicago teens have been charged with murder in connection with the death of a U.S. Marine veteran on a CTA platform. Fajour Hodges, 19, a resident of the 1200 block of North Artesian…
On Jan. 12, 2019 Kedron Murphy was shot five times and was pronounced dead at 6:30 that morning in the backyard of a south side home. Murphy’s murder was a bleak milestone in what…
It seems Jose Guadalupe Ramirez had what he saw was one simple motive in brutally beating and stabbing his parents to death. “When he was brought in he told detectives that he was…
Aisha Oliver, a resident of Chicago’s Austin neighborhood, says that people in Austin and other troubled areas can’t expect law enforcement and elected officials to wipe their problems…
The U.S. Attorney’s Office will examine three recent Madison County murders to see if any of the cases should be prosecuted federally, which would allow for the death penalty…
Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin has called on community members to help solve two recent shooting deaths. “If you know something, say something,” a somber Irvin said at the start of…
Aurora police recently released the city’s 2017 crime statistics, which show an increase in shootings, but also a substantial increase in weapons arrests and the number of guns…
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