MARION — A 44-year-old Marion man has been convicted of sex crimes.
The body was Joseph M. Swift, 37, was discovered during the early morning hours Aug. 29 near 8196 Old Route 13, according to the Williamson County Sheriff's Office.
Five people are in custody after a report of gunshots fired in Marion and a car chase into Carterville that prompted the high school to go under lockdown Saturday afternoon.
Five people are in custody after a report of gunshots fired in Marion and a car chase into Carterville that prompted the high school to go under lockdown Saturday afternoon.
They were met with over a dozen counter-protesters waving “Blue Lives Matter” and “Don’t Tread On Me” flags — and at least three men could be seen wearing “Proud Boys'' T-shirts.
The FBI declined to comment on the ongoing investigation but confirmed they are offering assistance to the Carbondale Police Department.
At least 30 citations have been issued to Chicago businesses for flouting the indoor mask mandate, the city said.
During Tuesday’s encounter with Kiveon Crawford, police used a Taser on him repeatedly and put Crawford’s fiancee in handcuffs while his four-month-old baby can be heard crying in the car, according to video.
A 68-year-old man was charged with murder Monday in Johnson County Court.
An alleged argument over the COVID-19 vaccine led to a fatal shooting in Tunnel Hill over the weekend, authorities have confirmed.
It is believed the person attended a party at 8196 Old Route 13 at about 10:30 p.m. until an unknown time, police said.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability on Monday was investigating a viral video that appears to show a uniformed Chicago police officer grabbing and physically restraining a woman he apparently ordered to leave North Avenue Beach over the weekend.
Capt. Jason Henderson with the Illinois State Police briefed the media about a shooting in Normal on Monday. READ MORE HERE.
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Illinois State Police are investigating after a north Normal shooting that left three people injured and three dead, including the suspect, authorities said Monday.
Police are asking anyone who was at the party where SIU freshman Keeshanna Jackson was killed — or at any other party in the city on the night of her death — to share any photos or videos they may have taken.
SIU Chancellor Austin Lane’s worst nightmare came in the form of a phone call in the middle of the night Sunday when he learned one of his own — a freshman — was taken from this earth too soon.
Days after the death of Keeshanna Jackson, the community is demanding answers, justice and an end to violence.
The city's police chief said Tuesday his detectives continue to work tirelessly to solve the case of Keeshanna Jackson, the SIU freshman killed this weekend on Cherry Street.
Police have confirmed multiple shooters were involved in Sunday's incident in which a SIU student was killed — and three others were wounded — during a house party on Cherry Street.
Police have confirmed multiple shooters were involved in Sunday's incident in which a SIU student was killed — and three others were wounded — during a house party on Cherry Street.
“We just got here a week ago and this done happened to my cousin. Since diapers, we been in this since diapers, graduated eighth grade together, graduated high school together, we were trying to graduate college together but y'all took her from me,” Keeshanna Jackson's cousin, Javiana Boyd, said.
“We just got here a week ago and this done happened to my cousin. Since diapers, we been in this since diapers, graduated eighth grade together, graduated high school together, we were trying to graduate college together but y'all took her from me,” Keeshanna Jackson's cousin, Javiana Boyd, said.
Dozens gathered Sunday night outside of SIU's Davies hall to honor the life of Keeshanna Jackson, a SIU freshman who was fatally shot overnight off campus.
Take a look back at crimes that will be forever etched into Central Illinois' collective psyche.