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.

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

He’s among 800 people who have filed complaints since May against juvenile detention centers in Illinois alleging they were ...

Gov. Tony Evers' plan to close the decrepit Green Bay prison and rebuild the Waupun prison hinges on closing the troubled ...

Out of roughly 400 inmates transferred when Illinois' decrepit Stateville prison closed over the summer, 278 were convicted of murder. Another hundred are serving time for other violent offenses. Yet ...

The plan includes converting juvenile facilities, restructuring security levels and expanding early release programs.

The plan will include tearing down the 127-year-old Green Bay Correctional Institution and a massive renovation of the Waupun prison. The plan hinges on moving forward with delayed plans to ...

HILL WAS SENTENCED, BUT SAYS TWO FAMILIES LOS One of the four men accused of killing a 15-year-old girl will serve decades in prison. Jarrious Hill, now 21, was sentenced to 50 to 60 years for ...

The Diocese of Joliet will close four of its churches and essentially combine several others as a part of its “targeted restructuring." ...

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