Many of those workers admitted they paid kickbacks to others to fill out phony applications to get loans through the Paycheck ...

The last men incarcerated at Stateville Correctional Center have been transferred out of the aging facility as of Monday, ...

Illinois has become the first state in the nation to ensure that public schools, hospitals and other state-run institutions like prisons offer halal and kosher meals to those who request them.

Now in its second decade, the Cook County Jail chess program is thriving, competing internationally and above all — it’s ...

The land in southern Dekalb County once belonged to Chief Shab-eh-nay of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation but was seized ...

A new exhibit at the Illinois Holocaust Museum is shining a light on a lesser-known chapter of American history: the ...

Excessive drinking” includes binge drinking, heavy drinking, drinking while pregnant, and underage drinking, according to the ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker gave his annual State of the State and budget address. He outlined priorities for the state of Illinois in ...

Dozens of children were signed up for the first of its kind St. Patrick’s Day treasure hunt in Park Ridge last Sunday, taking part in a spring egg scramble-like event at Centennial Park in Park ...

A new map allows Brussels residents to explore the city's penal system and its implications for society. The Research and Urban Action Workshop (ARAU) and UCLouvain Saint-Louis Brussels launched the ...