Shootings took place early Sunday at a "non-sanctioned event" attended by more than 100 to 150 people, mayor says.

Seven people were shot at what downstate Mt. Vernon police described as a "non-sanctioned event" attended by more than 100 to ...

Authorities have announced charges in a weekend shooting in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, that claimed the lives of two people.

Vernon Dahmer Jr., eldest son of slain civil rights leader Vernon Dahmer Sr., has died. We talk to family, friends of the ...

It’s easy to spot Mount Vernon’s Alex Taylor at a wrestling meet. The 17-year-old is powerful, He’s poised, and he’s platinum ...

There’s at least 17 investigators working on this case," Chapman said. "We’re going to do it day and night until it’s solved.

Rjhyae Foulks lives on South 15th Street in Mount Vernon. She and her family were home when shots went off during a block ...

A Mount Sterling man was arrested after he drove to Mount Vernon in an attempt to meet a decoy 14-year-old girl, according to ...

Expanding the Mount Vernon Ambulance District to include Aurora, Marionville, Verona, and Stotts City would increase tax ...

Vernon police are warning residents about a phone scam where someone falsely claims to be an officer. Police said in the scam ...

Around 36 hours after a shooting in Mount Vernon left two people dead and injured five more, hundreds of residents gathered at The Commons to pray for ...