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Several prison staff and inmates at a rural Illinois corrections center were hospitalized on Wednesday after exposure to an "unknown substance," which possibly caused a mass overdose, KTVI reported. According to officials, 18 employees from John A. Graham Correctional Center in Hillsboro were transported to local hospitals after becoming ill while responding to a "medical [...]

A 28-year-old man has been charged with murder after he allegedly fatally shot his ex-girlfriend in the head as officers were entering a residence in Zion Wednesday, authorities said. The Zion Police Department responded around 12:12 a.m. Wednesday to the 2700 block of Hebron Avenue for a report of a man attacking a woman with [...]

The McHenry County Human Trafficking Task Force arrested a Woodstock man who allegedly tried soliciting a child online for sex acts during a sting operation, prosecutors said. Woodstock Police Department Chief John Lieb and McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally said Wednesday that Jesus Cortez, 32, of Woodstock, was arrested during a human trafficking sting. [...]

The coroner has released the identity of a 20-year-old woman who was shot in the head allegedly by her ex-boyfriend as police were arriving to a 911 call at a residence in Zion. An autopsy performed Wednesday on Jaylen Crump, 20, of Zion, showed she died as a result of a gunshot wound to the [...]

Police officers arrested two men who fled on foot after two restaurants in the Fountain Square area of Waukegan were burglarized last week, prosecutors said. Shaun A. Lemon, 36, a transient, was charged with one count of burglary and one count of resisting a peace officer. Read more...

Police say they are seeking the public’s help in identifying a group of young men who vandalized a restroom at a train station in Lake Forest on Friday. The Lake Forest Police Department said the incident happened around 8:30 p.m. Friday. Read more...

Police say a Lindenhurst man was killed and a second Lindenhurst man was arrested after they committed a home invasion in Kane County, tied up the residents and then a shootout ensued. The incident began around 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the 100 block of Walnut Drive in St. Charles. Read more...

Police say a 28-year-old man was stabbed at an unknown location in Zion on Monday and transported to the hospital after officers found him at a residence. The Zion Police Department and Zion Fire and Rescue Department responded around 10:50 a.m. Monday to the 2100 block of Bethesda Boulevard in Zion for a report of [...]

RACINE, Wisc. — Two police officers were shot and wounded in Racine, Wisconsin during a standoff with a man inside his home. The incident happened around 10:45 p.m. Tuesday on the 2900 block of Gillen Street. According to police, officers responded to the location for a domestic incident where a firearm had been discharged. Read [...]

A suspect is in custody after an elderly woman was knocked to the ground during a robbery at the Walmart in Round Lake Beach, police said. A woman, who was believed to be in her 60s or 70s, entered the vestibule of Walmart, located at 2680 North Route 83 in Round Lake Beach, around 8:40 [...]