Illinois

Crime 4 days ago

Border Patrol chief targeted in alleged murder-for-hire plot focused on Snapchat messages

A jury weighs a murder-for-hire case against a Chicago man accused of targeting a Border Patrol official through Snapchat messages offering cash rewards.

True Crime 5 days ago

Surgeon ex-husband extradited to Ohio in slaying of dentist and wife

Ex-husband allegedly behind Columbus double murder extradited to Ohio. McKee accused of killing dentist Spencer Tepe and wife Monique in shocking crime.

True Crime 5 days ago

Ex-husband charged in Ohio dentist murders allegedly tried to 'disguise' himself with fake information: expert

Ohio dentist double murder case takes turn as accused ex-husband allegedly used fake address and phone number to "disguise" himself before killings.

House Of Representatives 6 days ago

House Republicans call Minnesota fraud probe 'tip of the iceberg' as more blue states face scrutiny

GOP lawmakers push to expand the Minnesota welfare fraud probe to California, New York, Illinois after alleged billions were lost, which Minnesota officials dispute.

Illegal Immigrants 6 days ago

DHS brass blasts Chicago mayor for blaming ICE chief as crime rises after ‘safest summer’ claim

Political firestorm erupts as Chicago's mayor calls to "abolish ICE" after accusing federal agents of undermining city's historic crime reduction gains.

Illinois January 18

Grieving father says daughter’s death by illegal alien shows cost of sanctuary policies

A year after Katie Abraham was killed by an illegal immigrant, her father Joe faults Gov. JB Pritzker’s weak policies and backs DHS’s Operation Midway Blitz.

Crime January 18

Surgeon ex in Ohio dentist murders job hopped across country, dodged lawsuits after divorce

Ohio doctor faces murder charges in alleged killing of divorced wife and her husband. McKee worked across states before Columbus arrest in shocking case.

True Crime January 16

Ohio dentist murders gun match a ‘big problem’ for surgeon ex: Defense attorney

Evidence allegedly links gun from accused surgeon Michael McKee's property to Ohio dentist double murder, creating a "big problem" for defense.

Media January 15

Illinois father says Pritzker shows 'indifference' to his daughter being killed by illegal immigrant

A father is seeking answers from Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker after his daughter was killed by a deported drunk driver who returned illegally and questions sanctuary policies.

True Crime January 14

Police chief touts gun link in Ohio dentist murders; records show three 9 mm casings found in killings

Columbus police say a gun is linked to the fatal shootings of Ohio dentist Spencer Tepe and wife Monique. Ex-husband Michael McKee faces murder charges.