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.

Now, almost three decades after his arrest, a judge will decide whether to release Robert Johnson later this month.

State Senator Rachel Ventura has introduced a series of criminal justice reform policies, including medication-assisted treatment programs and a canine unit to detect illegal drugs in prison mail.

He's among 800 people who have filed complaints since May against juvenile detention centers in Illinois alleging they were ...

One of the suspects in a 2020 Boulder Hill drive-by shooting has been found guilty by a Kendall County jury. 31-year-old ...

A second Joliet man, Ryan Gooch, 19, has been arrested in connection with a shooting last month on Youngs Avenue. Gooch faces ...

Ryan Gooch, age 19, was taken into custody by members of the US Marshals Great Lakes Fugitive Task Force at a house in Joliet ...

In a letter to the US Army Corps of Engineers, the project's lead federal partner, the director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), said the state is "postponing the February ...

A former Joliet housing authority official and vocal supporter of former Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk was able to avoid prison ...