The DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office reports that a Chicago man has been sentenced to 12 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. 33-year-old Shawn Smith entered a plea of guilty to one count of Drug Induced Homicide on Tuesday morning. Authorities say that a 23-year-old man was found deceased in a bedroom of the … Read more
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a homicide that occurred at 702 Richardson Avenue Apartment A in Ashton on October 15. LCSO says the Peoria County Coroner’s Office carried out an autopsy on the 16-year-old victim this morning. The autopsy revealed that the cause of death was strangulation. The victim has been identified … Read more
Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie L. Mosser and Elgin Chief of Police Ana Z. Lalley have announced the arrest of Anderson A. Contreras. Authorities say Contreras is charged with three counts of First-Degree Murder and Aggravated Battery Causing Great Bodily Harm. State’s Attorney Mosser alleges that Contreras struck the victim with a knife in the … Read more
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of a woman in connection to a shooting in unincorporated Wonder Lake on October 10, 2024. Around 11:05 a.m. on October 10, deputies responded to the 8900 block of East Tryon Grove Road for reports of two gunshot victims. At the scene, officers found a male … Read more
The East Moline Police Department is investigating a serious incident involving a three-month-old infant. EMPD reports that the child was transported to St. Francis Medical Facility in Peoria, Illinois on October 3, 2024 in critical condition. The Illinois Department of Child and Family Services alerted EMPD that there were injuries suspected to have been caused … Read more
A man was injured in a shooting on Fleetwood Drive in Elgin, Illinois late Saturday night. The Elgin Police Department says its officers responded to the 1200 block of Fleetwood Drive for a shooting around 11:47 p.m. on October 5. Officers found an adult male gunshot victim at the scene. The victim was transported to … Read more
Update – The Joliet Police Department has announced the arrest of 21-year-old Kendrick Pullen on three counts of First Degree Murder and one count of Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon. The charges are linked to the homicide of Everett Cole in the 800 block of Wenberg Street on October 5, 2024. JPD says its detectives … Read more
The Peoria Police Department has announced the arrest of a 14-year-old suspect and a 33-year-old man in connection to the fatal shooting of a 10-year-old boy. PPD reports that its officers responded to the 600 block of W. RB Garrett for a Shot Spotter alert of two rounds fired just after 7:30 p.m. on September … Read more
Two individuals have been injured in a shooting near Illinois State University early Sunday morning. The Illinois State University Police Department said that it received a report of shots fired at 400 West Locust. In an update, it was said that two individuals were injured near University and Locust. The injured parties were tended to … Read more
The Plano Police Department has provided an update on yesterday’s homicide and officer-involved shooting. Authorities say that deputies with the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office and PPD officers responded to a report of a possible home invasion with shots fired in the 3800 block of Pratt Ct around 6:45 p.m. At the scene, responding officers located … Read more