May 24, 2016 Drew Peterson motivated by 'revenge' in plot to hire hitman, prosecutor claims Drew Peterson, the Illinois ex-cop convicted of murdering his third wife after his fourth wife went missing, plotted to kill a prosecutor because Peterson was motivated by "anger, hatred, revenge," the prosecution claimed as his murder-for-hire trial launched Monday.
May 24, 2016 Opening statements launch Peterson murder-for-hire trial Opening statements are to begin in the murder-for-hire trial of Drew Peterson, the former suburban Chicago police officer accused of plotting to kill the state's attorney who prosecuted Peterson in his third wife's death.
May 23, 2016 Mary Todd Lincoln funeral ledger found in Illinois capital An itemized list believed to be from former first lady Mary Todd Lincoln's funeral has resurfaced after two of Springfield's oldest funeral homes merged.
May 22, 2016 Illinois high school refuses to let Marine walk for graduation over dress code An Illinois high school has come under fire after officials refused to let a graduate, who is also a U.S. Marine, walk across the stage Thursday in her blues.
May 20, 2016 2 charged with killing 6 Chicago family members due in court A 22-year-old man and his girlfriend accused of killing two children and four adults in a Chicago home in February are set to make their initial court appearances.
May 20, 2016 Chicago police arrest almost 100 gang members over 2 days Chicago police say they have arrested nearly 100 alleged street gang members and 40 others on weapons and drug trafficking charges in an effort to combat the city's gun violence.
May 20, 2016 Water cut to Chicago school due to elevated lead level Water service to a Chicago public school has been cut after tests revealed an elevated lead level.
May 20, 2016 Jury selection to begin in Peterson murder-for-hire trial Jury selection is set to begin in the murder-for-hire trial of a former suburban Chicago police officer accused of plotting to kill the prosecutor who put him behind bars in his third wife's death.
May 20, 2016 Suspects arrested in slayings of 6 family members in Chicago Chicago police say they've arrested two suspects in the slayings of six family members whose bodies were found in a house in February.
May 20, 2016 The Latest: 2 charged in slaying of 6 Chicago family members The Latest on the arrests in the Chicago deaths of six family members (all times local): 5:30 p.m.