SPRINGFIELD — The Chicago-based John Howard Association says in a 40-page report Governor Pat Quinn's 2013 closure of Dwight Correctional Center did not improve conditions for the state's female prisoners.
The watchdog group...
An autopsy was ordered to look into the weekend death of a Pontiac girl who died in a single-vehicle crash. The Livingston County Coroner's office and police continue to investigate the Friday death of 17-year-old Kimberly...
It's happening again. Catalytic converters are being stolen often. And Kankakee County Sheriff's Police report most of the reported thefts are occurring in the Momence and St. Anne areas. The Sun River Terrace neighborhood is...
A majority of Vermilion County board members failed to show up Thursday for a meeting of an ad hoc committee considering changes to the county's wind-farm ordinance.
The lack of participation is frustrating the public members of...
River Valley Metro Mass Transit District is gaining five buses, thanks to a partnership with the Chicago Transit Authority. An intergovernmental agreement will transfer five buses from the CTA to River Valley Metro.
River Valley...
Kankakee police are searching for two people who robbed the Walgreens on N. Kennedy Drive early Wednesday.
According to police, the pair, which included a man armed with a handgun, robbed three customers before taking an...
State health officials are encouraging Illinoisans to shop around the state's new health insurance marketplace.
Get Covered Illinois will have counselors on hand at some Health Departments Monday, the final day to enroll or...
