Illinois data shows inmates with violent records from shuttered prison sent to medium-security sites
Among the approximately 400 inmates transferred when Illinois' decrepit Stateville prison closed over the summer, 278 were convicted of murder and 100 more are serving time for other violent offenses.
Survivors of child abuse at Illinois youth detention centers file more lawsuits in hopes of change
Overall, more than 800 people have alleged sexual abuse at youth facilities in lawsuits filed since May. CHICAGO — Marcus ...
Southland crime: Drug arrest in Lansing, child pornography charge in New Lenox, and more
CHILD PORNOGRAPHY: Leonard R. Hunter, 27, Chicago, was arrested Feb. 11 on a warrant charging him with possessing child pornography, police said. Leonard had 68 files containing child pornography ...