A Cicero woman was found stabbed to death in her apartment and authorities are searching for her husband, who may have also abducted the couple's baby daughter, as a "person of interest" in the crime. Yesenia Villalba-Honorato, 21, was found stabbed in her apartment in the 5500 block of West 18th Street Wednesday evening and was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 8 p.m. It's unclear how long ago the crime may have taken......

Police issued an Amber Alert for three Humboldt Park kids who've been missing for days. Oscar Casanova, 6, Karla Casanova, 7, and Fernando Casanova, 11, above, were abducted from their school Friday. Their mother was found dead in their apartment yesterday afternoon, and police are treating her death as a homicide. Investigators are looking for Benito Casanova, father to two of the missing children; according to CBS 2, "neighbors now believe...32-year-old Benito Casanova kidnapped [the......

A two-month old Pomeranian pup weighing less than two pounds was stolen yesterday from a Naperville Petland store. The pup, which has an identifying microchip imbedded in between his shoulders, has set off the equivalent of an “Amber Alert“ for pets. HelpMeFindMyPet.com has sent a message to veterinarians, pet stores, and other animal-related businesses within a 50-mile radius. An 18- to 22-year-old white male, about 5’8” tall, came into the store and asked to see......

Anyone with a weather radio was just woke up with this very disturbing child abduction alert from the Illinois State Police: At the request of the University of Illinois Police Department, the Illinois Emergency Alert System is activated for an Amber Alert. The University of Illinois Police have confirmed a child abduction that occured in the Orchard Downs area of Urbana at 10:45 p.m. Two children were abducted by their non-custodial grandfather. Nariah A. Harris......

Let's wrap up the weekend and get our snack & drink on for that Bears game! An Amber Alert was put out Saturday for four children from Elkhart, Indiana. Their father, 30-year-old Jerry D. White, abducted them and their mother, Kimberly Walker, who is White's ex-girlfriend. Authorities believe White may be headed for Chicago; he used to live here and still has relatives here. Two cars connected to the kidnapped have been found, but with......

After taking time out to witness the Bears' crushing defeat intense victory, we bring you this weekend's blotter: Two more workers were slain at a Burger King downstate. Pam Branka, 46, and Paul "P.J." Jones, 50, were found dead early Saturday morning in Momence, IL, both victims of an apparent armed robbery. No cash was taken from the registers, but blood was found near the safe. The murders call to mind Mary Hutchison's homicide in......

On Saturday night Chicagoist was watching TV when an alarm sounded, the TV muted, and an Amber Alert was announced. Little Fernando Torres, pictured here, was taken literally from his mother's arms in his family's home. So scary. Fernando's mother, Sonia Godinez, was at home Saturday afternoon waiting for her friend to come over and visit. A knock at the door, she opened it, and two men barged in. One of them covered her face......