Woodford County Coroner Tim Ruestman said a vehicle driven by Lulije Cosentino, 49, of Dixon, was rear-ended by another vehicle on southbound Interstate 39 about five miles south of Minonk.

Emerson Evans, 32, pleaded guilty to manslaughter of an unborn baby after being accused of slipping abortion pills to his girlfriend last year.

Prosecutors said Thursday that “additional individuals have come forward” in the case against a Unit 5 junior high teacher accused of grooming at least one child.

Emir Thomas, of Chicago, faces up to 30 years in prison, despite a jury finding him not guilty of attempted murder in the 2025 shooting at the Bone Student Center

An Illinois State Police K-9 dog detected the presence of drugs inside a refrigerator truck following a traffic stop. Authorities said officers found four large black garbage bags containing a substance that tested positive for cocaine.

ISP Master Sgt. Billy Quinn and Sgt. Benjamin Reichard were among 19 officers from police agencies across the state to receive the honor Thursday at a ceremony in Springfield.

The 13-year-old was a passenger in a SUV that crashed on U.S. Route 136 under the Interstate 55 underpass. He died at the hospital early Monday morning.

The school district requested a change of venue to a federal court in Peoria. Angela Sutton claims administrators repeatedly ignored concerns about her transgender child being bullied at school.

Three people have died after a crash involving two vehicles at the intersection of Illinois Route 9 and East Road in rural Cooksville.

Two women are dead after a passenger van and an SUV collided Sunday afternoon in rural McLean County.

Bloomington Police arrested the teen at his home without incident around 3 p.m. Friday, according to department spokesperson Bryce Janssen.

The courts offer an alternative to incarceration. Outcomes depend heavily on local services.