The mother accused of lying to police about her daughter being abducted has waived the formal reading of her charges.

Throughout the day, officers responded to numerous unfounded sightings of the 4-year-old girl, as well as reports of pink ...

The new court date was scheduled for a mother accused of lying to police after her Swahili interpreter didn’t appear in court.

A 4-year-old girl, reported missing in Rock Island, was actually hidden inside her home by her mother, Princess Ilunga, despite a massive search involving multiple law enforcement agencies.

Our Quad Cities News crew saw Ilunga speak quietly to another person during the brief Rock Island County Court hearing Tuesday morning. Princess Ilunga (Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office ...

Princess Ilunga made her first court appearance in the Rock Island County Courthouse on Friday afternoon. An interpreter who spoke Swahili was in the courtroom, relaying the judge’s orders to ...

Rock Island Police Chief Timothy McCloud said the alleged abduction of Blessing Aoci was an “intentional deception” by her mother, Princess Ilunga. Investigators said that Blessing was in her own home ...

Our Quad Cities News crew saw Ilunga speak quietly to another person during the brief Rock Island County Court hearing Tuesday morning. Princess Ilunga (Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office) Ilunga, who ...

Rock Island Police Chief Timothy McCloud said the alleged abduction of Blessing Aoci was an “intentional deception” by her mother, Princess Ilunga. Investigators said that Blessing was in her ...