Illinois

Timothy Bliefnick, 39, was sentenced Friday to three consecutive life sentences during a hearing in Adams County Circuit Court in Quincy, according to court records.

An historic mansion in a northwest Chicago suburb will change hands for what is now only the second time in over a century.

A castle house designed by a father to fulfill his daughter’s childhood dream has now hit the market in Barrington Hills, Illinois.

A commercial-grade firework exploded in the face of an Illinois man as he was investigating why it hadn’t detonated. Investigators in Lake County say the 58-year-old man was looking into the tube containing the firework when it launched and exploded Sunday night. He is in critical condition at a hospital. Following the accident, authorities turned over other fireworks the man...

Body camera video from the Peoria County Sheriff’s Department shows deputies using a blanket to catch a 5-year-old child dropped out of a burning building in Illinois.

A mother of two said she was doing yard work and watching her kids play Wednesday when she noticed a piece of metal sticking out from the ground right next to her kids playset. NBC 5’s

Lauren Intzekiotis said a piece of history was discovered in her family’s yard in unincorporated Antioch, Ill.

A suburban Chicago bakery that was targeted after announcing plans to host a family-friendly drag brunch has officially closed its doors “forever,” despite earlier plans to remain open.

Footage captured the man walking across the street from the lot to the airport lobby, carrying a guitar case, the sheriff’s office said.

The mother of an Illinois girl abducted nearly six years ago who was located this weekend was released on bail in North Carolina earlier this week, according to court documents.

Illinois middle school teacher Sarah Bonner has offered her students a diverse collection of books for 20 years. But her book choice this year backfired.

An Illinois girl abducted nearly six years ago was found on Saturday in Asheville, North Carolina, when someone recognized her mother from a media report and called police, according to law enforcement.

Emergency crews responded to the scene, leading to road closures in the area.

The National Weather Service on Tuesday evening began issuing tornado warnings in Iowa and Illinois and said a confirmed twister was spotted southwest of Chicago near Bryant, Illinois.

The body of Rebecca Bliefnick was found by a family member inside her home after she failed to pick up her children from school.

Two Illinois EMS workers have been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of a 35-year-old patient in their care, authorities announced in a press release Tuesday. Peter Cadigan, 50, and Peggy Finley, 44, who were emergency medical workers for LifeStar, were charged with first-degree murder after the death of Earl L. Moore Jr, 35, on Dec. 18, 2022,…

An Illinois dog who had been missing since a barn fire in early December has been reunited with its family. 

An Illinois dog who had been missing since a barn fire in early December has been reunited with its family.

An eighth grader at Milton Pope Middle School in Marseilles, Ill., nailed a desperate near-full-court shot to win the game for his team.

New details are emerging in a fiery crash that left two people dead and at least 16 others injured, seven of whom are children.