Illinois Crime

With millions lost to porch piracy, the holiday shopping spirit comes with a cautionary tale. Here’s what you need to know to protect your deliveries.

A Chicago post office hides a horrifying secret—it sits on the site of H.H. Holmes’ infamous Murder Castle, where countless victims vanished during the 1893 World’s Fair.

A new documentary, Who Killed These Women? The Tinley Park 5, aims to reignite the investigation into the unsolved 2008 Lane Bryant mass shooting and bring long-awaited answers to grieving families.

Like so many social media "challenges," this one has victims scared and outraged, participants in danger of being killed, and police reaching out to parents and the community to warn against taking part in it.

Illinois is seeing a drop in car thefts, but don’t get too comfortable. The thieves are still out there, targeting specific rides.

The arrest of a couple for having 72 pounds of hashish at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport is one of the largest cannabis seizures at any US airport this year.

It's horrible enough to be told that you have cancer or some other life-threatening condition when it's true, Just think about how awful it would be if your doctor lied about it just to bill you and your insurance for tests, meds, and treatments you didn't need at all. That's what an Illinois doctor is going to prison for doing.

Many people clearly remember the shock and horror of the 1982 Illinois Tylenol murders, but for those who don't, Netflix is coming out with a three-part documentary on the crime that scared the hell out of Illinois and the entire nation and changed the way products are packaged to this very day.

"Senior Assassin" and "Paranoia" are a couple of "games" that are played by some high school students near the end of the school year. The game(s), which involves students "assassinating" other students with water guns or Nerf guns until only one student remains, have been called out by law enforcement as being very dangerous. Here's why.

Maybe you decided to get a car the old-fashioned way--by buying it. Congratulations on being a law-abiding citizen. Unfortunately, our state has plenty of people who get their automotive transportation another way--they'll steal yours. Especially if you drive one of the ten most stolen cars in Illinois.