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A Frederick man who is accused of arson that resulted in the death of a dog pleaded guilty Thursday to first degree arson and aggravated animal cruelty.

A Cook County judge on Saturday denied bail to an Evanston man accused of fatally stabbing a business owner during what prosecutors described as a “crime spree” in a West Ridge building complex in May. Brandon Sanders, 33, faces a first-degree murder charge, as well as armed robbery and residential burglary charges. Sanders is accused of May 12 slaying Rasim Katanic atop a large building along ...

Delonte Bryant has been convicted of first degree murder and others in a 2015 shooting. Heres what we know now.

URBANA — A Champaign man who brazenly gunned down another young man while both attended the funeral of another person will likely spend most of his life behind bars.

Kenny Vansant has been sentenced to life plus 25 years in prison for sexual abuse of a minor in an incident involving a family member. What we know.

Bond has been set for a Chicago woman accused of stealing nearly $700 worth of merchandise from a Macy's department store in Oak Brook Thursday.

Cook County prosecutors intend to pursue a criminal contempt case against a former Cook County judge who has been accused in civil filings and an attorney discipline complaint of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the bank accounts of an elderly man, an assistant state’s attorney told a judge Thursday morning. Patricia Martin, who stepped down as presiding judge in the child ...

Prosecutors said there wasn't enough evidence to charge Jermaine Harris with aggravated assault.

Former Judge Patricia Martin is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from Oscar Wilkerson Jr., a former member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen and a Congressional Gold Medal recipient.

A Champaign woman was given second chance probation Tuesday after a guilty plea.