SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers have advanced a bill that would effectively abolish life sentences for any incarcerated individual who was under the age of 21 when they received…
SPRINGFIELD — The state Senate Criminal Law Committee and Special Committee on Public Safety held a joint hearing Tuesday, Oct. 13 calling on experts to provide evidence-based recommendations…
Juvenile justice advocates across the state have been working on an initiative for over a year to restrict the use of shackles around the wrists and ankles of youths appearing before…
A 10-year Cook County correctional officer has been charged with beating an inmate. Miguel Ortiz, 44, was charged with official misconduct in connection with the incident that prosecutors…
Lester Davidson, 69, of Chicago, had already served six terms in a state penitentiary — five for drug possession and one for burglary — in April, 2014, when he was arrested…
Heather Mack to plead guilty ...
Heather Mack, the Oak Park native who stands accused of conspiring to ...
Inaugural B4 Summer Festival to ...
Bacon, bourbon, beer and bands will be the theme of the Chain ...
Eldamain Road bridge gives drivers ...
Kendall County’s first bridge over the Fox River was constructed in 1851 ...
R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: NRCS ...
With the focus on last week’s “SCOTUS WOTUS” ruling re-defining what can ...
