Lamentae Turner, 24, of Decatur, was found guilty of first-degree murder and possession of a weapon by a felon in connection ...

Lamentae Turner, 24, is on trial for the January 22, 2023, shooting death of Stashaun L. Wheeler, 35, after Wheeler left the ...

Two Sangamon County men were arrested in a nationwide federal child exploitation sweep involving the FBI and local law ...

Two people were sent to the hospital after an incident in Macon where police said a man pointed a shotgun at officers after stealing a squad ...

A judge has sentenced an Illinois landlord to 53 years in prison for a hate-crime attack on a 6-year-old Muslim boy and the ...

CHARLESTON — Four Eastern Illinois University students will take to the nets today to begin a 50 hour charity tennis marathon ...

On Wednesday, a Sangamon County Jury found a former Springfield man guilty of six counts of sexual abuse against two girls, ...

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Students at Decatur's Catholic schools watched the white smoke appear above the Vatican that signals a new pope has been ...

A Decatur man is facing a charge of attempted murder after police said he shot at a man in response to a verbal altercation, ...

Police say victim was shot multiple times in his car and then shot again after he staggered free of the vehicle.