An Illinois teacher accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy tried to blame him, claiming that he was her stalker because she is "good looking."
Defense attorneys representing two men who allegedly beat a Chicago man to death have said that there is no way of knowing the truth of the incident, including what actions the victim consented to before his death.
The Illinois Supreme Court has overturned Jussie Smollett's conviction, effectively clearing the actor of charges that he staged a racist and homophobic attack against himself in Chicago in 2019.
An Illinois man is facing federal charges after allegedly plotting to kidnap a young boy from a private school in Florida and hold him for a $100,000 ransom.
Alexandra Szustakiewicz, 64, was arrested and charged with two felony counts of hate crime after a video showed her attempting to throw hot coffee on a pregnant woman and her partner because they were wearing "Palestine" sweatshirts.
On September 16, Nathaniel Huey Jr. allegedly murdered his lover, Zoraida Bartolomei, her husband Alberto Rolon, and their sons, Adriel, 9, and Diego, 7.