Legislation in the Illinois statehouse could open up state ... Furthermore, Adams said, giving people in prison access to MAP grants could change the trajectories of families.

Illinois once offered some form of higher ... Furthermore, Adams said, giving people in prison access to MAP grants could change the trajectories of families. Vidaurri with the proud mom, is ...

A Crawford County woman has been sentenced to four years in prison for her role in trying to hide the murder of Ryan Waggoner ...

A 33-year-old man who reportedly shot a Chipotle employee over the amount of guacamole he got with his food order is headed ...

Activists are planning to protest Saturday at the former Federal Correctional Institution Dublin against the Trump administration’s possible plan to house ...

Use this map to find your way to one of Illinois’ most impressive barbecue destinations. Some restaurants serve meals, others ...

In the great barbecue debate, folks usually throw around places like Austin, Memphis, or Kansas City, but the quest for transcendent brisket might end in an unexpected location: a modest storefront in ...

Illinois’ prison population continues to shrink, with facilities now having a 26% vacancy rate, leading some of those inside ...

The lawsuit, filed on Thursday, names the Illinois Prison Review Board, the Chicago Police Department, the Department of ...

CBS News contributor David Begnaud shows how Willette Benford, who spent 24 years in prison, is working with Illinois first ...

An Illinois man will spend more than a decade behind bars for supplying a Marathon County drug trafficking organization.

Willette Benford, 60, spent almost half her life in prison. Now, she's a senior advisor to the first lady of Illinois, M.K. Pritzker. Together, they're focused on addressing barriers women face in ...