An Illinois doctor who took his own life last year hinted in his suicide note that he may not have immunized children despite parents’ requests to do so, according to reports. Dr. Van Koinis, 58, a pediatrician, reportedly killed himself in September. He suggested in his suicide note that he may have doctored and forged …
An Illinois man who allegedly fatally beat and strangled his ex-girlfriend in a motel room on Christmas Day was denied bail during a court hearing on Saturday. Jeffery Finely-Scott, 33, was charged with the first-degree murder of Juanita Hankins, 32, at the Beverly Motel and Suites. Finely-Scott stabbed himself at a relative’s home and barricaded …
A 9-year-old Illinois boy who was accused of intentionally setting a fire that killed five of his relatives — including three children — will undergo an evaluation to determine whether he is fit to stand trial. The Chicago Tribune reported that a childhood trauma expert is expected to evaluate Kyle Alwood after his court-appointed lawyer …
Two Illinois men convicted of gunning down the 9-year-old son of a rival gang member in 2015 were handed lengthy prison sentences on Wednesday. In a Cook County courtroom, gunman Dwright Boone-Doty, 25, and his accomplice, Corey Morgan, 31, were sentenced to 90 and 65 years, respectively, for the murder of Tyshawn Lee. The pair …
A body that was found in Indiana in mid-September has been identified as a teen girl who was reported missing in Illinois, authorities announced on Sunday. According to the Times of Northwest Indiana, the Lake County, Indiana, Sheriff’s Office said Takaylah Tribitt, 14, was the girl utility workers found dead on September 16 in an …
Prosecutors, who also accused Nina Singleton of slamming the 2-month-old onto a floor, said the girl is unlikely to survive
On Tuesday, a federal judge in Illinois dismissed a request from former “Empire” star Jussie Smollett to dismiss the $130,000 lawsuit the city of Chicago filed against him for the money they spent investigating the actor’s alleged hoax hate crime. WTTW reported that U.S. District Court Judge Virginia Kendall said the lawsuit will be “going …
Authorities in Illinois have reportedly discovered more than 150 fetuses in the trunk of a car that belonged to a late Indiana doctor who performed legal abortions until his medical license was suspended in 2015. WRTV reported that Will County police made the discovery on Wednesday while inspecting properties and cars owned by Dr. Ulrich …
‘I hit shorty like 12 times…He so little. I see that b**ch go in his head,’ Dwright Boone-Doty was recorded telling an inmate after murdering Tyshawn Lee
An Illinois judge ruled Tuesday that the friend who posted R. Kelly’s $100,000 bond in February won’t get her money back just yet. Kelly, 52, reportedly used Valencia Love’s money to get out of Cook County Jail three days after his arrest for sexual assault and sexual abuse. The singer was free for four months …
When the victim tried to play dead, the suspect said, “I can still hear you breathing.”
‘It was one of the most evil things I’ve ever seen’
