SPRINGFIELD — The second state Senate committee hearing spurred by the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus’ recently unveiled legislative agenda focused on criminal justice reforms…
SPRINGFIELD — A state appellate court has overturned a Logan County court order that required state prisons to accept inmates from county jails. It’s the latest action in a lawsuit…
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Senate Republicans are calling for greater communication from the governor’s office when he commutes prison sentences, but Gov. J.B. Pritzker has not indicated…
The removal of nearly 200 books from an Illinois prison’s library has put censorship in the state’s correctional centers in the spotlight. Books removed earlier this year from the…
At first glance, Theresa Matthews and Heather Yohnka look like typical working class women successfully juggling the responsibilities of life. They’ll be the first to tell…
SPRINGFIELD — While Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued a new executive order this week allowing for transfers into state prisons at the discretion of the Illinois Department of Corrections…
Nicole Williamson shudders to think where she would be without the YWCA McLean County’s Labyrinth program. “I don’t know where I’d be at all,” Williamson pondered a recent…
Cutting hair can be a path to a second chance, believes Larry Roberts Jr. Roberts, 43, is Chicago’s proprietor of Larry’s Barber College locations and works as a barber instructor…
Teens charged in Chicago crimesTeens have been charged in several Chicago crimes, including a murder, vehicle ...
Officers hurt in South LawndaleTwo Chicago police officers were recovering at an area hospital after being ...
Minooka man’s Ponzi scheme ensnares ...A Ponzi scheme conducted by convicted Minooka businessman Kenneth Courtright is proving ...
Notorious West Side Chicago drug ...“I know I ain’t going to be around forever. You dig what ...
