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Body of missing Kentucky man found, Illinois man accused in connection to the murder
A missing Kentucky man was found dead along the Trail of Tears. Now, police said they charged an Illinois man with his murder. The victim died from a gunshot.
Missing 14-year-old found dead in Illinois, friend of victim's father accused of murder
A 14-year-old boy was reported missing in Illinois and found dead the next day. A friend of the victim's father is now accused of first-degree murder.
Man admits to shooting, killing an Illinois police officer on his doorstep, awaits prison fate
A man pleaded guilty to killing a police officer in Illinois and now waits to be sentenced to prison. The officer was serving a search warrant at a home.
Man shot, killed after crash on highway, suspect charged with murder, police say
An Illinois man was shot and killed after getting into a crash on the highway. Now, police say the suspect was arrested and charged with murder.
Vietnam vet, 73, killed when Chicago teenagers attempt carjacking: ‘It was two guys preying on a senior citizen’
Two teenagers in Illinois allegedly hit a 73-year-old Vietnam veteran in the head, killing him, during an attempted carjacking, police said.
Illinois sex offender charged in connection to disappearance of a Georgia teen
A man from Illinois has been charged with kidnapping and trafficking in the disappearance of a 13-year-old who was taken from her Georgia home. He was registered as a sex offender.
Chicago area teen murdered more than 50 years ago. Now, police say they arrested the suspected killer.
Police in the Chicago Suburb of Naperville say they arrested a suspect in the 50-year-old cold-case murder of a teen. The suspect was found using DNA.
Hubris and search history: How the man who killed an Illinois college student was caught
In 2017, a University of Illinois student went missing and was later declared dead. The suspect was caught because of an internet search history and his own bragging.
Pregnant woman gunned down in a Chicago park, police continue to hunt for killer in cold-case murder
Ida Arvizu and three other people were shot in a car in Chicago in 2017. Years later, police have yet to make an arrest and the case has gone cold.
Man murders woman who had a restraining order against him. Now, he'll spend decades in an Illinois prison.
A Illinois man was sentenced to 70 years in prison for murdering a woman who had a restraining order against him. The victim's daughter was also shot and survived.