Jayden Perkins, an accomplished young dancer, was stabbed to death last March while his mother, Laterria Smith, sustained ...

A Murrayville man charged in the 2020 shooting death of Robert "Joey" Schofield has pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 40 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Kenneth J. Acree, 39, ...

Some state lawmakers are saying public safety issues can be attributed to a lack of support for police and bills which they ...

Formella — who married her college sweetheart in August 2024 — is accused of sexually abusing the boy during a tutoring ...

Gov. JB Pritzker is pushing a measure to take phones out of classrooms, but some argue that they serve a purpose.

John K. Kwiatkowski was pronounced dead at Carle Foundation Hospital at 8:06 p.m. Sunday, Champaign County Coroner Laurie ...

With several months in office behind her, Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke is setting a different tone for her post.

In a predominantly Black area of Chicago, police can now directly file gun charges without a prosecutor’s approval. The new ...

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WAND) - A bicyclist passed away after being hit by a vehicle in Champaign County Sunday night.

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WAND) - A bicyclist is fighting for their life after being hit by a vehicle in Champaign County ...

Authorities said the man had at least 13 online accounts to portray himself as a teenage girl to talk to boys between the ...