Authorities in Missouri say an Illinois woman’s body was found on a parking garage ramp in downtown St. Louis after falling seven stories. According to NBC News, 27-year-old Allissa Martin was reportedly arguing with her husband, 30-year-old Bradley Stephen Jenkins, prior to the deadly fall. Jenkins was arrested at the scene and is expected to …
On Thursday, Illinois prosecutors charged R. Kelly with 11 additional sex assault charges stemming from a January 2010 incident that reportedly involved a victim referenced in one of the criminal cases filed against him in February. From the Chicago Sun-Times, Cook County prosecutors charged Kelly, 52, with four counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault, two …
Two men in Illinois are facing murder charges in connection with the shooting death of a Chicago mother as she attempted to shield her young child from the gunfire. According to Fox News, 24-year-old Brittany Hill was killed on Tuesday. Police have since identified Michael Washington, 39, and Eric Adams, 23, as suspects in the …
Authorities in Illinois have announced criminal charges are expected to be pursued against the mother, father and grandmother of a newborn boy reportedly found wrapped in a bag near a trash receptacle in Chicago this week. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 37-year-old Karla L. Antimo is expected to face a felony count of filing a false …
Relatives of an Illinois boy found wrapped in plastic and buried allegedly at his parents hands are speaking out about the “little superhero” they believe selflessly acted to save his siblings. As CrimeOnline previously reported, A.J. Freund’s body was found buried in a shallow grave last week, about a week after he was reported missing …
An Illinois mother has filed a federal lawsuit, claiming that bullying at two schools her 11-year-old son attended went unchecked to the point that he attempted to kill himself in February. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Teirra Black sued the Chicago Board of Education for a February 18 suicide attempt that has left her son, Jamari Dent, …
A conflict between two women over a man reportedly sparked a 20 person-brawl at an Illinois park last Thursday that left another woman dead and a teen boy injured. According to the Peoria Journal Star, Charee Alexander, 19, died Friday after suffering a neck wound at Schmoeger Park during a melee which stemmed from two women fighting …
Authorities in Illinois say officers responded to the residence of one of their own recently in response to a report of a battered child. According to WMAQ, 55-year-old Wayman Vela — a Round Lake Park police officer — was arrested by deputies from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office following an incident reported on Friday. The …
An Illinois father is grateful for the service of local nurses — not just for their treatment of his young daughter during a recent emergency, but for their generosity when they learned he had been arrested. The criminal charges against Darius Hinkle stemmed from his alleged violation of multiple traffic laws when he sped to …
Amid reports that prosecutors reached a deal to drop all 16 criminal counts against actor Jussie Smollett, new evidence appears to show he had defenders actively working to clear his name early on in the process. As CrimeOnline has previously reported, the one-time star of “Empire” had been written out of the season’s remaining episodes …
Two Head Start teachers in Illinois were placed on paid administrative leave following allegations that preschoolers were ordered to get naked and stand in a closet as punishment. According to KMOV, the alleged incidents occurred at Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center’s Head Start program, which is managed by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE). University police alleged that four of …
The search continues for a pregnant Illinois woman who’s been missing for five months and is due to give birth any day now. Kierra Coles, 26, hasn’t been seen since on October 2, after walking out her Chicago apartment in her postal worker uniform. Before her disappearance, surveillance cameras caught her walking past her car …
