The Ed Gein Story steps into the eerie life of one of America's most notorious serial killers, Ed Gein, and has a surprising ...

In 1980, Cook County Judge Louis Garippo brought the jury in Gacy's murder trial to the Windy City from the Forest City.

The life and death of convicted serial killer John Wayne Gacy remains one of the most disturbing examples of a sociopathic ...

A Disney Channel fan favorite looks completely different in his new role portraying mass murderer Richard Speck in Netflix's ...

Jelinek, 48, plays Richard Speck, a.k.a. the Birdman, in Monster. His very first role, when he was 15 years old, was in 1993’s Hocus Pocus as Jay, a teenage bully and best friend of Larry Bagby’s Ice ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — When film star ...

Damon Locks surprised Tara Willis on their wedding day with a song he composed based on that metaphor for their relationship.

A federal judge this summer ordered state prison officials to move most people incarcerated at Stateville by Sept. 30, after civil rights lawyers filed a lawsuit on behalf of inmates arguing ...

June 11, 2025—The next time your doctor suggests that you take a genetic test before prescribing a drug, you can thank a group of Black inmates imprisoned outside Chicago 75 years ago. The story ...

CREST HILL, Ill. (WLS) -- An inmate at Stateville prison in Crest Hill is being treated for Legionnaires' disease, a severe form of pneumonia. The inmate is now at a hospital outside of the prison. No ...

CHICAGO — The family of a man who died while in custody at Stateville Correctional Center during an early summer heat wave sued the Illinois Department of Corrections, a prison health care provider ...