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Illinois Supreme Court rules in favor of ending the state's cash bail system

5:18pm July 18, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

The ruling will allow a law to go into effect that ends bail as a condition of pretrial release. Those considered to be a threat to the public or are likely to flee will be required to stay in jail.

A Greyhound bus is pictured after it crashed into three commercial vehicles parked on a highway exit ramp in Highland, Ill., early Wednesday morning. The collision killed three people and injured at least 14 others.

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3 people dead and at least 14 are injured after a Greyhound bus crashes in Illinois

7:52pm July 12, 2023

by Ayana Archie

The bus was traveling west on Interstate 70 when it crashed into commercial vehicles parked on an exit ramp, the Illinois State Police said.

R. Kelly appearing in court in Chicago in Sept. 2019, alongside his attorney Steven Greenberg (L).

R. Kelly sentenced to one more year in prison for child pornography

1:01pm February 23, 2023

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The disgraced former R&B star is already serving 30 years for sex trafficking and racketeering. On Thursday, he was given one more year in prison for having made pornography with three children.

A Planned Parenthood chapter operating in Missouri and Illinois is preparing to open a mobile unit providing abortions in southern Illinois.

Meeting abortion patients where they are: providers turn to mobile units

5:06pm November 02, 2022

by Sarah McCammon

In response to increasing abortion restrictions in the region, a Planned Parenthood chapter in Missouri and Illinois is preparing to open a mobile unit providing abortions in southern Illinois.

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Crimo made rap music under the name Awake The Rapper. In one video, he wears a helmet and vest inside an empty classroom and scatters bullets across the floor.

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Highland Park suspect's online history reveals a fascination with violence

7:25pm July 05, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

The 21-year-old suspect apparently made music videos about shootings, and posted thousands of times to a message board dedicated to sharing graphic photos and videos of violence.

People walk on Boston Common in Boston after a snowstorm on Sunday. A powerful nor'easter last weekend brought blinding blizzard conditions with high winds causing widespread power outages to much of the Mid-Atlantic and New England coast. The storm dropp

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Another winter storm now threatens a large swath of the Central and Eastern U.S.

8:55am February 02, 2022

by Peter Granitz

The National Weather Service predicts a prolonged, major winter storm that could travel across parts of the Midwest into the Northeast later this week.

Rabies is a preventable viral disease. Human fatalities are rare and typically occur in people who don't get treatment quickly. Here, a vial and box of rabies vaccine.

A Man Died From Rabies In Illinois. Here's Why That's So Unusual In The U.S.

12:51pm September 29, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

The Illinois Department of Health says an elderly man died from rabies after waking up with a bat on his neck and refusing rabies treatment. It's the first case in the state since 1954.

Students wear mask as they arrive at school for in-person learning at Holmes Middle School in Wheeling, Ill., on Oct. 21, 2020. Students in Illinois schools will be able to take up to five excused mental or behavioral health days beginning in January 2022

Kids In Illinois Will Soon Be Able To Take 5 Mental Health Days From School

1:36pm September 02, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

Starting in January, students will be allowed to use their five mental health days without needing to provide a doctor's note for their absence.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed four bills into law Thursday that implement some criminal justice reforms, notably one with the goal of preventing false confessions.

Illinois Is The 1st State To Tell Police They Can't Lie To Minors In Interrogations

11:02am July 16, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Under a law that goes into effect in January 2022, officials can't use common manipulative tactics, including offering leniency or suggesting that incriminating evidence exists, to people under 18.

Michael Hari was found guilty on Wednesday of being the mastermind behind an attack on a Minnesota mosque.

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Militia Group Leader Guilty Of Minnesota Mosque Pipe Bomb Attack

11:39pm December 09, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

Following the conviction, prosecutors said Michael Hari's goal in bombing the Dar al-Farooq Islamic Center in 2017 "was to spread hatred" and "instill fear" in the community.