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The Village of Dolton, Illinois’ monthly town hall meeting has made national headlines yet again for fiery confrontations with scandal-ridden mayor Tiffany Henyard. Henyard has been accused of misdeeds ranging from weaponizing police in retaliatory business raids to spending taxpayer money on luxuries like traveling to Las Vegas. Last month, Henyard reportedly vetoed the board’s resolution to probe her spending …

A northern Illinois man charged with killing four people and injuring seven others by stabbing, beating and driving over them has been denied pretrial release. A judge in the city of Rockford ruled Tuesday that Christian Soto must remain in jail pending trial. The judge scheduled an April 15 arraignment for the 22-year-old. The Associated Press left a message Tuesday …

Gun violence in Chicago over Easter weekend killed at least seven people and wounded dozens of others, including a man who was shot nine times while pumping gas, authorities said Monday. The 33-year-old victim was at a gas station in the 3700 block of West Roosevelt Roadin Chicago’s Home Square neighborhood around 11:18 p.m. Saturday when a trio of suspects …

A Chicago-area man lied about a flat tire when he kidnapped a Wisconsin woman in February, authorities said Monday. Jonatan Luna-Carrasco, 28, of North Chicago, was arrested over the weekend after being linked to the Feb. 25 abduction, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said. Authorities said Lake County 911 dispatchers received a call from a woman shortly after 2 a.m. …

Before a member of Illinois’ Prisoner Review Board (PRB) resigned this week after a parolee with a lengthy criminal history killed a boy and injured his pregnant mother a day after being released, Republican lawmakers had been sounding alarms over her and other members on the panel, saying the appointment process had been politicized. LeAnn Miller quit the board after …

A 22-year-old Illinois man has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder in a stabbing spree that killed four people, including a 15-year-old girl, and injured seven others on Wednesday, authorities said. In addition to those charges, Christian Soto was hit with seven counts of attempted murder and home invasion with a dangerous weapon following the rampage across multiple …

A stabbing spree in Illinois left four people dead and five injured, including one person in critical condition, officials said Wednesday. The attacks happened at multiple locations in Rockford, Illinois, west of Chicago. A suspect, who police said “attacked and stabbed” the victims, has been taken into custody. Police said he is a 22-year-old man, but he remains identified. TEXAS …

A member of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board who signed off on the release of a man with a long criminal record for domestic violence who allegedly killed an 11-year-old boy and injured his pregnant ex-girlfriend a day after walking free has resigned. LeAnn Miller conducted the hearing for Crosetti Brand, 37, who was serving a 16-year sentence for a …

A Democratic congressman in an Illinois battleground district said he has no regrets about hosting drag shows for children after years of promoting drag events on social media. “No,” Rep. Eric Sorensen said in a recent video obtained by Fox News Digital when asked if he regrets hosting drag shows for children. Earlier this month, popular social media account Libs …

The City of Chicago will return five parks to the public this week after using them to temporarily house illegal immigrants – a move that had irked many residents. The office of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said, beginning this Saturday, the city will “decompress” temporary shelters from five park district facilities. Once all immigrants are transitioned to another shelter, the …