A Boston private equity firm purchased 119 JCPenney stores for $947 million in an all cash sale. The move comes more than five years after the retailer filed for bankruptcy.

From: The United States Attorney’s Office Southern District of Illinois       Five drug dealers active in Fayette, Jefferson and Marion counties were sentenced to federal prison for distributing ...

More than 100 JCPenney stores across the country including some in Illinois have been sold to an affiliate of Boston-based ...

His approach to climate is in keeping with this attitude—though critics say there’s room for improvement. During Pritzker’s ...

26-year-old Jamaro J. Kemmerling of Mt. Vernon has been taken into custody and charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm by a repeat felony offender. Police ...

Demonta Woodward, 24, and Zomarrius Williams, 20, were among the seven people shot early Sunday morning during a gathering.

A 41-year-old registered sex offender from La Crosse is facing two dozen additional felony charges after allegedly photographing minors during a school sporting event in ...

Less than 24 hours after her arrest in connection with a shooting that killed two and wounded five, charges against Jerria J.

Police said two people were confirmed deceased, while five others are receiving treatment for gunshot-related injuries.

Around 36 hours after a shooting in Mount Vernon, Illinois, left two people dead and injured five more, hundreds of residents ...