When Illinois shuttered the century-old maximum security facility last year, nearly four of every five inmates went to less-secure sites.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — As the Trump administration has begun enacting mass deportations in recent weeks, activists and public officials in Chicago have been scaling up protections for immigrants.

The Sun-Times asked why she held the prominent role with Friends of Brandon Johnson given that she's an employee of the Chicago Teachers Union, which is in the midst of talks with Chicago Public ...

Ankrom's interest in Abraham Lincoln led him to a 10-year study of Stephen Douglas. The results have been two award-winning biographies, and Ankrom is working on the final volume of his three-volume ...

Perry Township police on Wednesday located a 14-year-old girl who had been reported missing from Zeigler, Illinois.

A missing juvenile from Illinois was found by Perry Township Police Wednesday afternoon. According to the Perry Township ...

Longtime former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was convicted Wednesday on 10 corruption-related charges, but the jury could not reach a unanimous decision on an overarching racketeering ...

The Illinois Democrat once lauded as the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history has been found guilty of some charges in a mixed verdict at his federal corruption trial in ...

Former Canton resident Lincoln Mabry Jr. was granted parole Tuesday, 45 years after murdering his ex-girlfriend Rebecca Kerr.

NORTH CANTON – The North Canton Public Library, 185 N. Main St., will hold the program Travel the United States from 6:30 to ...

The Interfaith Violence Prevention Coalition of Stark County has published a letter objecting to recent immigrant deportations.