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Algonquin 16-year-old charged with murder of father
ALGONQUIN — A 16-year-old from Algonquin has been charged with two counts of murder after officials said he killed his father. David W. Szalonek, who lives at 1461 Westbourne Parkway,…
Man charged for trucker murder
A Wisconsin truck driver was indicted Tuesday for the murder of another trucker who prosecutors say argued with the victim on the CB radio before tailgating and pulling over to…
Chicago man charged in murder of VFW commander
A second suspect was charged with murder Friday in the fatal beating of a south suburban VFW commander killed while depositing organization funds at a bank in November. Steve Smith,…
Fish toxin suspect asks court to dismiss charges, bar key evidence
The defense for a Lake in the Hills man accused of illegally obtaining a deadly fish toxin in a scheme to kill his wife filed a flurry of motions this…
Sentencing set in torture killing of developmentally impaired mother
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — An Illinois woman awaits sentencing in the murder of a pregnant, developmentally impaired mother who police say was beaten with a plunger handle, burned with a hot…
Three suspects in Zion murder plead not guilty
Three men accused of killing a North Chicago man during a drug deal turned robbery pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Lake County Circuit Court. Anthony Sanford, 29, was shot several…
Man guilty of second-degree murder in stabbing death
James Webb was convicted Friday of second-degree murder in the August 2008 stabbing death of Cydric Jones, 36, during a drug transaction. The eight women and four men seated before…
Chicago murder suspect David Bell arrested in New York
Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was joined today by Joseph M. Demarest, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the FBI’s New York…
Woman says she shot dad because ‘he was going to kill me’
A DuPage County jury began deliberating late this afternoon whether Christy Lentz snuck up behind her father, Michael Lentz, and shot him twice in the head or took a handgun…
Guilty plea in Bloomingdale beating death
A 25-year-old Chicago man was sentenced today to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to murdering the owner of a Bloomingdale truck repair business last March. Timothy Bailey-Woodson admitted…