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The nephew of a small-town Illinois mayor shot and killed five people, including two boys, before leading police on a chase that ended in an exchange of gunfire that left him dead, authorities said Wednesday....

An Illinois man accused of stealing 21 tons of Wisconsin cheese has been arrested in New Jersey. New Jersey authorities say Veniamin Konstantinovich Balika, 34, from south suburban Plainfield was arrested Tuesday afternoon. New Jersey State Police Lt. Stephen Jones said Wednesday the man was driving a refrigerated truck carrying 42,000 pounds of Muenster cheese.

A woman from Gurnee, Ill., faces charges of aggravated assault for allegedly trying to hit a police officer with a "rigid female pleasure device."

A Lynwood, Ill., police officer accused of killing one man and wounding two others in a two-state shooting spree was released from jail Tuesday evening after his alibi was verified, NBC affiliate WMAQ of Chicago reported.

Three family members were killed in a home invasion in Darien, Ill., Tuesday morning, MyFoxChicago.com reported. Police arrived at the western Chicago suburb home to find two people dead on the first flooor.

One of Drew Peterson's former wives was found dead, another went missing, and yet the former police sergeant had steadfastly – some say brashly – maintained his innocence in the face of suspicions by police and the victims' families.