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• Man released after nearly 20 years in prison due to twin confessing to murder

  January 28, 2022 10:25 PM

  CHICAGO - A man was released from prison on bond after serving almost 20 years for a murder his twin brother confessed to committing. Kevin Dugar was freed from the Cook County Jail around 9:30 p.m., his lawyer told ABC News . Dugar's twin, Karl Smith, confessed to... more »

• Body identified as missing Illinois State University graduate student Jelani Day

  September 24, 2021 5:12 AM

  LASALLE COUNTY, Illinois - The body of an Illinois State University graduate student who has been missing since late August was found in the Illinois River on September 4 and just officially confirmed Thursday as ISU student, Jelani Day. News outlet, Insider , reports that the coroner of LaSalle... more »

• Four dead, four injured in Chicago's second mass shooting in less than a week

  June 15, 2021 2:19 PM

  CHICAGO- Eight people were shot and four were killed in Chicago's second mass shooting in less than four days. Chicago police responded to a call about gunfire in the Englewood neighborhood around 6 a.m. Tuesday. Officers say a fight broke out at a party in the neighborhood before... more »

• Dad warns of potential privacy dangers for children in popular music app

  August 24, 2017 3:06 PM

  ILLINOIS, Batavia- An Illinois father is speaking out and warning other parents about the potential privacy risks of the popular app Musical.ly, after he says a stranger asked his 7-year-old daughter to send shirtless pictures of herself through the app's messaging feature. "She came to us and let us... more »

• Report: Law enforcement raiding Caterpillar Inc. headquarters

  March 2, 2017 12:20 PM

  PEORIA – There is a heavy police presence outside the Caterpillar Inc. headquarters in Peoria, Illinois, local media is reporting. According to WEEK.com, law enforcement are searching the building looking for tax documents. The company’s human resources department is telling employees that law enforcement are executing a search warrant.... more »

• Accused drunk driver insults officers, vomits

  June 20, 2016 1:57 PM

  RIVERSIDE, Ill. - Illinois police said that a woman hurled insults and vomit at officers after she was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. Hazel Rojas, 44 was pulled over after police said that her Land Rover failed to go through a green light, and then was traveling below the... more »