Embattled singer R. Kelly unsuccessfully sought his release from an Illinois prison amid the coronavirus pandemic. People reported that Kelly’s legal team filed a motion for bond on Thursday in U.S. District Court in Chicago. They claimed Kelly, 53, is at higher risk for contracting the virus and claimed that hand sanitizer and soap are in …
An 8-year-old boy in Illinois died earlier this month from injuries he suffered when his mother — pregnant with him — was fatally shot in 2011. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that Kahmani Mims-Jefferson died on March 8 from being born premature and multiple gunshot wounds he suffered before his birth. The boy’s mother, Charinez Jefferson, …
An Illinois woman was recently arrested, months after she allegedly planned to kill herself and her three children via carbon dioxide poisoning. Emily C. Sparks, 29, was charged with three counts of attempted murder for a reported incident involving her three children, ages 3, 5, and 7. On February 6, someone contacted police and claimed …
An Illinois woman was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Thursday for allegedly killing her boyfriend in 2017 by forcing him to drink bleach. Yasmine Elder, 27, pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Darrius Ellis, 24. Prosecutors said that during an argument inside a minivan, Elder pinned Ellis down and doused him with …
Thousands of fetal remains which were reportedly found shortly after an Illinois abortion doctor’s death in September were buried Wednesday at an Indiana cemetery. The 2,411 fetal remains were buried in South Bend. Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill joined 100 people for Wednesday’s ceremony, according to the South Bend Tribune. Dr. Ulrich Klopfer’s relatives reportedly …
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 …
