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 ...

The search for 4-year-old Blessing Aoci began on the morning of Jan. 16 when Rock Island resident Princess Ilunga called police to report that her car had been stolen with her daughter in the back ...

Princess Ilunga, 37, is being held at the Jefferson County Jail awaiting extradition to Illinois, according to Rock Island police. Ilunga was stopped by the Wisconsin State Patrol about 5 p.m. and ...

Princess Ilunga, 37, was taken into custody late Thursday afternoon in Jefferson County, Wisconsin following a traffic stop that was initiated due to a suspended registration and equipment violation.