The mother of a spree killer who is serving six life sentences in Illinois has been sentenced in Whiteside County Court, according to court records. Debra Sheley, 67, was sentenced Wednesday to two years of probation for a misdemeanor charge of child endangerment, Whiteside County Court documents show. After a plea deal, James Sheley, 67, [...]
St. Charles County voters shattered an election record on Tuesday. Election officials conducted a hand count audit on Thursday to assure voters the results were accurate.
Millions of text messages and knocking thousands of doors—that's what supporters said led to the passage of Amendment 3, making abortion legal in the state once again.
Elwood Edwards, the man behind AOL's iconic "You've got mail" voice alert has died at age 74, according to his former employer, local Cleveland television station WKYC.
As areas on both sides of the river near the weekend, many residents and communities are taking action to prepare for this weekend's rising water levels.
Gov. JB Prizker acknowledges Illinoisans who may be feeling anxious after the election, saying he's taken steps with the General Assembly to plan ahead on abortion, the environment, labor and business investments.
Detectives with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department are asking for the public’s help in solving a shooting in the city’s St. Louis Place neighborhood.
Detectives with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating two men wanted for causing a car accident downtown and attacking two people involved in the crash.
A Franklin County, Missouri, man appeared in U.S. District Court on Thursday to be sentenced for providing one of the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted with cash and other expensive items in order to have sex with an underage teen.