A Decatur man accused of luring a young girl into his home with the intention of raping her is now facing seven sex crime ...

A search for a Somerville man ended with his arrest Thursday on an attempted murder charge after he allegedly beat, strangled and threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend, according to a ...

In honor of International Wrongful Conviction Day, criminal justice students at Heartland Community College hosted a panel discussing recent McLean County cases with defendants seeking exoneration.

Amid a funding stalemate in Congress and a federal government shutdown, President Donald Trump’s planned termination of nearly $8 billion for energy projects primarily in states that didn’t vote for ...

DECATUR—The Caterpillar large wheel loader now on permanent display outside the CAT facility in Decatur used to belong to David Duff and logged 82,000 hours in the family’s coal mining operation in ...

A Texas man has been executed for killing his girlfriend’s 13-month-old daughter in a torturous ordeal the couple said was part of an “exorcism” to expel a demon from the child’s body.

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PEORIA, Ill. (WJW) — An Illinois man is in custody after he was charged in connection to the shooting of his ex-girlfriend this summer, the Peoria County State’s Attorney said in a press statement.

New surveillance footage from a doorbell camera shows the moment an attempted home invasion turned deadly in Decatur. The DeKalb County Police Department is asking the public's help in identifying ...

A 23-year-old man with a previous firearm-related conviction is now accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend, Illinois officials say. The Peoria County State’s Attorney’s Office said in a Sept. 22 news ...