This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Among the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — When film star ...

June 11, 2025—The next time your doctor suggests that you take a genetic test before prescribing a drug, you can thank a group of Black inmates imprisoned outside Chicago 75 years ago. The story ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Much has been said and written over the years about controversial malaria research conducted on inmates at Illinois’ Stateville ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- The Illinois Department of Corrections says it now wants to keep open a maximum security facility in Joliet, but close another prison in Pontiac. Corrections chief Roger Walker says ...

Johnell Smith III, who fled the custody of the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice on Nov. 12, and initially refused to waive extradition to Illinois, is now being housed in Illinois' Stateville ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Dec. 6, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1872: The Tribune reported a Black fire ...