Here are the stories trending in Illinois on Friday night.

Subscribe

12-Year-Old Boy Dies of Heroin Overdose, His Mother Arrested

Police found 12-year-old Mya King unresponsive in a second-floor bedroom of the home. She died three days later. Her mother faces drug charges. >> Read more.

1 injured in accidental shooting at Sybaris: PS

Police said they believe the gun was accidentally discharged in a room at the Sybaris.>>Read more.

Bill Banning AI-Generated Child Porn Passes Illinois House

The Illinois House of Representatives on Thursday unanimously passed a bill prohibiting the use of artificial intelligence technology to create child pornography involving real children or obscene images. Furthermore, the bill also prohibits the non-consensual dissemination of certain sexual images generated by AI.>>Read more.

‘He will kill me,’ woman wrote days before her murder: prosecutors

Now, six weeks after his death, a substance abuse counselor is charged with first-degree murder.>>Read more.

The Patch community platform serves more than 80 communities in Illinois, in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will counties.

Get patches: Sign up for free daily emails, news alerts, Facebook fun, and more from Patch