Charles Witter was waiting at the front door when police arrived and officers immediately took him into custody, officials said. Inside the house, officers found his wife, 80-year-old Helen Witter, “unconscious, lying on her back with her head on a pillow and her mouth open.”
Indiana legislators would like to redraw the Indiana-Illinois border to absorb parts of Illinois, but the proposed action would face roadblocks on the Illinois side, which would prevent a border
After going down early, Michigan State basketball survived a nail-biter vs. Illinois to stay undefeated and alone at the top if the Big Ten.
The outcome of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption trial will be watched closely well beyond the federal courthouse, with the verdict representing a potential
Hundreds of requests for pardons and clemency petitions for federal convictions are filed each year, but usually just a few result in a presidential pardon or commutation of sentence. Recent presidents have waited until their last months in office before granting clemency.
The US Justice Department and a central Illinois sheriff’s office on Friday announced a deal resolving an inquiry into violations of federal anti-discrimination law in the shooting death last summer of an unarmed Black woman in her home after she called 911 for assistance.
Melissa Calusinski was convicted and sentenced to 31 years in prison for the death of a 16-month-old in her care, but her attorneys argue that critical evidence that might have cleared her was manipulated.
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A new survey has revealed the nation’s most feared roads for winter driving—five of them are right here in Illinois.
You knew it was going to be a battle. When Illinois and Michigan State get together on the basketball court, it always is.
Former Alabama football QB Tyler Buchner has found joy as a walk-on wide receiver for Notre Dame, after winning a national championship in lacrosse.