On Thursday, the Will County Coroner's Office released the name of the woman who was murdered in the county in 1968.

A powerful new docuseries premiering August 2 on National Geographic takes viewers into the emotional, high-stakes world of ...

Criminal justice students at SIUE work with Illinois State Police to review and prioritize cold cases, helping bring closure ...

The Illinois State Police is set to host a news conference to spotlight the Zone 6 Cold Case Internship Program in ...

Last fall, a criminal justice student at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville reviewed the unsolved case of Truman Lee Smith, a trucker shot to death 14 years ago. The student organized files ...

Criminal justice students at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and the Illinois State Police are partnering to solve local cold cases, and some of that work has already paid off. “The ...

More than 40 years after an Elgin woman went missing without a trace, a stunning discovery could be the answer to her mysterious disappearance.

Updated: Jul 1, 2025 / 02:36 PM CDT MADISON COUNTY, Ill. – Authorities in Madison County, Illinois, identified a homicide victim in a decades-old cold case investigation.

St. Lucie County Sheriff's Detective Paul Taylor on April 28, 2025, discusses developments in a 1986 cold case homicide. After nearly 40 years, sheriff's officials identified the deceased as 39 ...