A Will County jury found a former landlord guilty of the 2023 Plainfield Township hate crime murder of a 6-year-old Muslim child and the attempted murder of the child’s mother. A sentencing hearing is slated for May 2.

A former Plainfield Township landlord charged with killing a child by stabbing him 26 times and attempting to kill his mother based on their Islamic faith decided not testify at his trial on Thursday.

A Crete man has been charged in Will County court with threatening to shoot Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker in the face.