Man pleads not guilty to hate crime in fatal stabbing of 6-year-old Muslim boy in Illinois Monday, October 30 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- An Illinois man pleaded not guilty Monday in the fatal stabbing of a 6-year-old Muslim boy in the Chicago suburb of Plainfield earlier this month, according to Chicago ABC station WLS.Joseph Czuba allegedly stabbed Wadea Al-Fayoume 26 times with a "military-style... Read More.
Feds warn of ‘lone actors’ attacks after 6-year-old Muslim boy stabbed to death in Illinois Monday, October 16 by ABC News(CHICAGO) -- The suspect in the vicious fatal stabbing of a Palestinian refugee boy in Illinois appeared in court Monday, as FBI Director Christopher Wray expressed concerns that the unprecedented violence erupting in Israel and Gaza will spill over to United States as more... Read More.
Illinois man charged with stabbing 6-year-old Muslim boy to death amid Israel-Hamas conflict: Police Monday, October 16 by ABC News(PLAINFIELD, Ill.) -- An Illinois man was charged with stabbing a 6-year-old Muslim boy to death and seriously injuring his mother in what police said was a hate crime linked to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Middle East.Joseph Czuba allegedly... Read More.
Five killed in Illinois tanker truck crash apparently died from ammonia exposure: Coroner Monday, October 2 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Exposure to anhydrous ammonia apparently caused the deaths of five people, including two children, when a tanker truck loaded with the hazardous material overturned on a highway Friday night in a rural Illinois community, according to preliminary findings from the local... Read More.
Multiple fatalities, evacuation order after semi-truck carrying ammonia overturns on Illinois highway Saturday, September 30 by ABC News(TEUTOPOLIS, Ill.) -- Multiple people are dead and evacuations are in place after a semi-truck carrying a toxic substance overturned in rural Illinois Friday night, authorities said.The incident occurred around 8:40 p.m. local time on U.S. Highway 40 near the village of Teutopolis, authorities said.A... Read More.
Two men, four children hospitalized after Illinois shooting Thursday, August 31 by ABC News(PEORIA, Ill.) -- Six people have been hospitalized and two are currently in critical condition after a shooting on the south side of Peoria, Illinois, on Wednesday night, according to the Peoria Police Department.Officers responded to the scene at about 9 p.m. Wednesday evening... Read More.
Illinois becomes 1st state to regulate kid influencers: What to know about the law Monday, August 14 by ABC News(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) -- During the coronavirus pandemic, Shreya Nallamothu, now 16, said she, like so many others, began to spend more time on social media, where she saw countless parents who documented their own lives and their kids' lives on different platforms."The more I... Read More.
Illinois Supreme Court finds assault weapons ban constitutional Friday, August 11 by ABC News(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) -- The Illinois State Supreme Court found a strict assault weapons ban passed after the Highland Park shooting to be constitutional in a ruling issued Friday.The ruling came in response to a lawsuit that claimed that the ban violated the equal protections... Read More.
Flash flood warnings continue for parts of Missouri, Illinois Saturday, August 5 by ABC News(ST. LOUIS) -- Flash flood warnings continue Saturday for parts of Missouri and Illinois, as severe weather is forecast across parts of the U.S. over the next three days.More than six inches of rain fell overnight, leading to flash flooding in northeastern Missouri, with water... Read More.
Illinois men charged for stealing over $30,000 from Jefferson County business Thursday, August 3 by Louise BennettBROOKVILLE – Following a nine-month investigation, State Police have filed theft charges against two Illinois men for stealing more than $30,000 from a Jefferson County business.The two men, 59-year-old Darryl Wilkerson of Chicago and 47-year-old Alfred Milam of Evergreen Park, are accused of stealing... Read More.
