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 ...

is an audio & journalism project organized by WBEZ in Chicago & Illinois Public Radio stations to serve people inside Illinois prisons & their loved ones outside ... Either way, it helps us to map out ...

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 and their advocates to question the state’s plan to build two new prisons.

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

Incarcerated men say Illinois prison guards forced them into painful stress positions and forced them to rub their genitals ...