CHICAGO - A Chicago man has been charged with murder in a deadly New Year’s Day stabbing in Little Village. Freddy Diaz, 44, has been charged with one felony count of first-degree murder, according to ...

We thought the best way to get into the conversation was to bypass all of the stereotypical conversations that people imagine having with people serving long-term sentences and really dive into ...

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.

Among the approximately 400 inmates transferred when Illinois' decrepit Stateville prison closed over the summer, 278 were ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said he would block pardoned Capitol insurrectionists from serving in local government positions, citing a state law ... served years in prison, and they’ve served ...

Something that caught the ear of many during Kehoe’s first State of the State Address was when he announced he was not fully funding the education foundation formula. Instead, he said it’s ...

NEW YORK — The owner of a boat that capsized in the Hudson River in 2022, killing two people, was sentenced to 18 months in prison Wednesday. Richard Cruz, 33, pled guilty to misconduct and ...

The incident took place on November 21, 2024, when officers responded to Queen of Apostles Church at 130 Woodlawn Avenue at 3:23 p.m., according to a statement from Joliet police. Upon arrival ...

Six members of the Joliet J-Hawk Speech and Drama team are headed to state competition this weekend in Huntley. The team comprises, Aubrey Blair, Keith Frank, Adin Matthes, Nancy Nelson ...

For perspective, the adjoining Green Earth parcel that includes tribal government buildings and dozens of tribal homes along the Catawba River, is 296 acres. The reservation contains two main areas.