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One dead following Sunday house fire in rural Sterling.

Firefighters discovered a body Monday at the scene of a fire that broke out Sunday afternoon in rural Sterling, Whiteside County Sheriff John Booker has confirmed.

The driver of an Illinois Department of Transportation snow plow died Monday after it collided with a Canadian National Railway train in Iroquois County

Joy Gaines, 55, of Joliet died after being hit by a vehicle in Joliet Tuesday morning.

Kellie Barnett, 50, of New Lenox, had been staying the night with relatives in a Schaumburg home when she was fatally shot early on Christmas morning.

Illinois State Police Troop 5 said they are investigating a fatal head-on crash involving two semitrailers that occurred Tuesday morning east of Grant Park on Illinois Route 17

A Wilmington man has been charged with violating Scott’s Law in connection with the death of an Illinois State Police trooper on Interstate 55 near Channahon.

Joliet police are searching for the driver of silver sedan they say was involved in a fatal hit-and-run on Saturday night.

The death of Oswego and Westmont restaurateur Matthew Verde has left a void in both communities

A Chicago man accused in a fatal DUI Sunday in Villa Park had a blood alcohol content of .374% when he ran a red light and crashed his minivan into an SUV, killing a 69-year-old man, authorities say.

Homer Glen residents Alexa Balen and Edward Weiher have once again been denied pretrial release after the Will County State's Attorney's office revealed new information regarding the overdose death of the couple's 2-year-old daughter.

A 34-year-old Wheaton man is dead after being shot Thanksgiving Day near the intersection of Clark Street and Fullerton Avenue in Chicago.

Carol Stream police are investigating a fatal traffic crash on Tuesday involving a vehicle and a pedestrian near the intersection of Gary Avenue and Stark Drive.

A motion was granted Monday to deny pre-trial release for a West Chicago teen accused in the shooting death of two individuals Nov. 9, prosecutors said.

19-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.

Tamica Neal, 45, of Crestwood has been found guilty of felony animal cruelty charges as well as aggravated assault in connection with a March 17 incident in Crest Hill in which a dog was stabbed to death.

People from around Grundy County are working to provide donations for the family of Bill and Alex Tabler, who passed away in a fire early Sunday morning.

A motion was granted Friday to deny pre-trial release for a West Chicago man accused of leaving the scene of a crash that claimed the life of an 85-year-old female resident of Winfield, prosecutors said.

A DuPage County man has been charged with reckless homicide in connection with a fatal crash this week in Wheaton near the county government complex.

Fire broke out in Diamond home early Sunday morning. Two others injured.

Steven Coleman was sentenced Oct. 17 to three consecutive life sentences and another 105 years in prison for fire that killed 3 at Sterling’s Western Apartments

A Suzuki GSXR 1000 motorcycle, operated by a 19-year-old Joliet man, collided into a Nissan Rogue driven by a 19-year-old Romeoville woman in Joliet Thursday evening, according to Joliet police.

A 35-year-old Wheaton woman has died from injuries she suffered in a two-vehicle crash in Naperville, police said Thursday.

Lockport man is dead following a crash in Lockport, according to Will County Coroner Laurie Summers.

Steven W. Coleman was sentenced Thursday for three counts of murder, three aggravated arson charges, and a residential arson charge. All seven sentences will be served consecutively to each other.

Sheriff: Three children under the age of 5 died Monday after the Jeep they were in was rear-ended by a truck on four-lane U.S. 30 in Clinton County, Iowa.

Police looking for vehicle involved in a hit-and-run collision at 2:47 a.m. Sunday.

Investigation reveals Omar Arroyo jumped in front of approaching train Sept. 24 about a mile west of Wadsworth Way and Railway Road, according to sheriff’s office.

Another two-vehicle crash on Wilmington-Peotone Road on Thursday in Peotone Township has resulted in a female driver’s death. The last fatal crash on the roadway occurred on Monday.

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded around 8:10 a.m. Tuesday to a call along the railroad tracks, about a mile west of Wadsworth Way and Railway Road, in rural Lee County.

A woman was killed in a crash near Peotone in Will County after her vehicle was struck by a semitrailer, police said.

Douglas Strehlow said he was on medication and probably not thinking clearly when he accepted plea agreement two years ago.

Jasen Bell’s death is being investigated as a homicide, police say.

Mason Santiago, 19, and Tyler R. Koscinski, 20, both of New Lenox, were killed in a crash on Interstate 80 in Will County.

Clay Russell, 61, was pronounced dead Sunday on Interstate 55 in Wilmington.

A 2-year-old child in Joliet who was fatally stabbed by his 6-year-old brother earlier this month is remembered by his family as a “sweet soul” and a “fighter” who “brought joy to all those around him.”

A 26-year-old Aurora man is facing a felony charge after police say he fatally struck a pedestrian in Wheaton early Sunday morning and left the scene.

Officers responded at around 5:04 p.m. on Friday to a residence in the 2700 block of Fairway Drive for a report of a child that had been stabbed, according to a news release from the Joliet police

A motorcyclist was killed Tuesday in a crash in Lisle

Chad T. Richards, 23, of Loves Park, Illinois was scheduled to appear in court Monday on charges he killed 21-year-old Kara Welsh of Plainfield on Friday.

Kara Welsh, 21, of Plainfield was found shot multiple times in an apartment near the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus Friday night. Welsh would have started her senior year on Tuesday.

An Oct. 15 trial date has been set in Whiteside County Circuit Court.

A motorcycle operator was killed following a two-vehicle crash in Joliet on Thursday evening at the intersection of North Larkin Avenue and Ingalls Avenue.

More than two years after he was charged with aggravated battery, the case of a Rock Falls man accused of beating a neighbor so badly that he died almost three weeks later is in limbo.

A body was found in the Rock River around 11 a.m. Tuesday in the 4300 block of north Illinois Route 2, discovered by an individual searching for fossils along the river, Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle says.

Courtney Miller, 18, who was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Mokena has been identified by the Will County Coroner’s Office.

An 18-year-old girl was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Mokena, police said. A 47-year-old driver was issued citations and the investigation remains ongoing.

Grundy County Coroner John Callahan announced Wednesday that he is investigating the death of Jaime A. Olave, 51, Aurora, after an incident early Monday morning in Minooka.

The victims in the Friday shooting were Jose Munoz, 36, of Romeoville, and Moses Rogers, 29, of Woodridge, according to the DuPage County Coroner’s Office.

Violeta Lara, 18, was pronounced dead on Saturday afternoon at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago where she had been hospitalized for her injuries from an Aug. 4 accident.