"There's so many other steps that have to come after this for some action to really ... make us believe that it's true," a former prisoner said.

Wisconsin's second-oldest prison, built in the 1800s and long targeted for closure, would finally be shuttered under a new plan from Gov. Tony Evers that proposes sweeping changes to the state's ...

When the state of Illinois shut down the century-old, maximum-security prison last year, nearly four of every five inmates ended up being sent to less-secure sites, The Associated Press found.

A fire destroyed two businesses in Moline's Old Towne neighborhood on Friday. The blaze, which started at 10:14 a.m. and was still burning late Friday afternoon, is under investigation by the ...

JOLIET — Will County's judges continue to utilize the Illinois SAFE-T-Act to keep Joliet citizens accused of violent crimes ...

Now, almost three decades after his arrest, a judge will decide whether to release Robert Johnson later this month.

The Illinois lawsuits are part of a wave of complaints against juvenile detention centers nationwide including in New Jersey, ...

A Joliet man who has tattoos that say "Killinois" and "Angel Of Death" has been serving life in prison for the 2020 murder of a 25-year-old man.

The Old Farmer’s Almanac, which has been around since 1792, released its predictions for the U.S. last week. Here's the outlook we can expect in Illinois. The Old Farmer's Almanac predicts most ...

A DuPage County judge sentenced Tia Brewer, a former Wheaton resident, to 40 years in prison for her involvement in the 2018 murder of 18-year-old Luis ... pit located on Joliet Street, where ...

Inmates at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham were given the opportunity in the fall of 2024 to learn alongside seniors at Horace Mann School, an elite private school in New York City.