A new Illinois law, the Missing Persons Identification Act, will eliminate waiting periods for police to accept a missing person report and require them to quickly enter missing persons ...

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Even though the suspect was 17 years old at the time of the shooting, he is being tried as an adult on the murder charges.

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Amorta I. Nelson, 27, was sentenced Wednesday to a total of 73 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the ...

“Danny’s contributions to Fresh Air and to public media cannot be overstated,” said Fresh Air co-host Terry Gross in a news ...

This episode will feature interviews with Herb Eaton, whose work is often inspired by the local landscape and a narrative ...