Team searching for Chicago parolee who escaped arrest April 4, 2017 9:10 pm|CHICAGO (AP) _ Illinois state prison officials say a team is searching for a parole violator who escaped…
Senate OKs prohibition on privatizing prison nurses jobs March 29, 2017 11:26 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The Illinois Senate is telling Gov. Bruce Rauner it doesn’t want prison nurse jobs…
Illinois center to prepare inmates for life outside prison February 7, 2017 2:51 pm|KEWANEE, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Department of Corrections is opening its first facility for offenders nearing the…
Illinois agrees to $450,000 settlement in prison rape suit September 3, 2016 2:11 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Department of Corrections has agreed to pay $450,000 to a man who…
Jury finds Rockford man, 52, to be `sexually dangerous’ March 6, 2016 2:36 pm|BARTLETT, Ill. (AP) — A jury has found a 52-year-old Rockford man with a history of sex-related convictions and…
Galesburg Man Sentenced for Duplicate Burglary Crime May 27, 2015 9:00 pm|A sentence was given to the Galesburg man who was arrested for burglarizing the Knox County Courthouse for…
Illinois National Guard Soldier Arrested By State Police May 8, 2015 3:51 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois Army National Guard staff sergeant has been arrested on aggravated criminal sexual…
Illinois Prisons Chief Says Union Contracts Causing Problems April 21, 2015 2:23 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The new director of Illinois prisons says union contracts are the source of many…
Murder Plea Withdrawal Denied by Knox County Judge April 2, 2015 9:38 pm|The withdrawal of a guilty plea for a Galesburg teen has been denied.
Creal Springs Man Gets 6 Years For Meth Lab in Motel Room April 2, 2015 4:36 pm|MARION, Ill. (AP) — A southern Illinois man accused of cooking meth in front of his 2-year-old daughter…