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CHICAGO (AP) — Investigators say an autopsy shows a 17-year-old boy died of multiple gunshot wounds after being shot by a Chicago police officer. Authorities say the teen was shot during a foot chase late Saturday and taken to a…

ROCKFORD -- The victim of a homicide in the 3200 block of Ninth Street has been identified as 42-year-old Jennifer Lindsey. Lindsey was pronounced dead at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 16. She'd been shot. A second victim, Katelyn Lindsey, was…

ROCKFORD -- The suspect wanted in a Rockford homicide was arrested Saturday in Missouri, local authorities reported Sunday, Feb. 17. Abdon Ochoa-Villaneda, 37, was wanted in connection with a shooting that left one woman dead and another…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Keith Country Day graduate, Heather Nauert, picked by President Donald Trump to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations but never officially nominated, has withdrawn from consideration, the State Department said.…

DEKALB -- Northern Illinois University President Lisa Freeman notified staff through email that two of the people killed in a shooting at an Aurora industrial park have deep NIU connections. NIU student Trevor Wehner was among those…

ROCKFORD --  Investigators with the Rockford Police Department are investigating a homicide they say happened Saturday, Feb. 16, in the 3200 block of Ninth Street. According to a news release, officers arrived on the scene at…

ROCKFORD -- Deontay L. Gunnell was sentenced to a total of 51 years in prison Friday for his role in a 2015 homicide. Gunnell, 23, is one of three men prosecutors say are responsible for killing 25-year-old Racheal Garrett on Dec. 4,…

AURORA, Ill. (AP) — A gunman opened fire at a manufacturing plant in suburban Chicago on Friday, killing five people and wounding five police officers before he was fatally shot, police said. Aurora, Illinois, Police Chief Kristen Ziman…

SPRINGFIELD -- One Illinois lawmaker is again seeking a tax on each mile vehicle owners drive instead of a gas tax. State Rep. Marcus Evans, D-Chicago, introduced House Bill 2864 Thursday, which would create the per-mile road usage…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress lopsidedly approved a border security compromise Thursday that would avert a second painful government shutdown, but a new confrontation was ignited — this time over President Donald Trump's plan to bypass…

ROCKFORD -- A Rockford man faces charges stemming from an armed robbery at  east-side wireless store. Isaiah J.Owens, 18, is charged with armed robbery and unlawful possession of a stolen vehicle. Authorities allege that at around 10:30…

ROCKFORD -- An arrest warrant has been and issued for a Rockford woman who prosecutors say caused a traffic accident that seriously injured the driver an SUV earlier this month. Winnebago County State's Attorney Marilyn Hite Ross said in…

ROCKFORD -- A Rockford man has been jailed after police responded to a shots-fired incident on the city's west side. At approximately 12:10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 10, Rockford Police patrol officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert for…

SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said there's no comparing President Abraham Lincoln and President Donald Trump. The new governor spent his first Lincoln's birthday as governor honoring Illinois' favorite president. Pritzker…

ROCKFORD -- The man who allegedly tried to rob a Rockford discount store at gunpoint Sunday night took hostages, according to police. Authorities say at about 9 p.m., Feb. 10, officers responded to report of a robbery in progress at the…