Illinois officials obtained do-not-resuscitate orders from prisoners who were not of sound mind
Nine months after a court appointed monitor made the allegations, there is no evidence the corrections department investigated.
Nine months after a court appointed monitor made the allegations, there is no evidence the corrections department investigated.
In pleading for leniency Alex Banta said he took a job as a prison guard at 23 and had no idea how it would change him.
The first of three former guards convicted of beating Larry Earvin in a downstate prison will face sentencing in federal court Thursday.
On March 14, the Illinois Supreme Court will hear oral arguments that will determine the future of cash bail in the state.
Rob Jeffreys, who has led the department since June 2019, is stepping down.
A coalition of activists, faith-based organizations and labor groups celebrate their success drafting candidates who won election to the newly formed Chicago police district councils.
The city’s first crisis response teams together have handled fewer than two calls a day. New 911 protocols are expected to lift that number.
Chicago police fail to keep up with criminal registries, putting people at risk of arrest. Lightfoot won’t explain her fix
Police have repeatedly turned away people trying to register as required by law. Lightfoot is promising a fix, but has offered few details.
Police turn away people trying to register, leaving them at risk of arrest. Some crime victims say the system fails them too.