Illinois Newsroom
Illinois Newsroom is a regional journalism collaboration focused on expanding access to trusted, timely and relevant information across three key statewide topics: Education, Political Impact and Health/Environment.
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Lance Pittman arrived at the Danville Correctional Center on Jan. 10 with multiple boxes of books, and bound printouts of articles and book chapters.... -
Dianne Gordon, a mom who lives in Champaign, knew something was wrong with her daughter Rory the minute she stepped off the school bus one afternoon in...
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In late March, a child welfare worker visited the family home of 9-year-old Byron Casanova in Johnston City, Illinois. The social worker expressed…
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The new director of the Illinois Department of Corrections said during a legislative hearing in Chicago on Monday that the agency plans to revise its...
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U.S. Senator Dick Durbin is cosponsoring legislation that would rollback one of the provisions of the 1994 crime bill. It’s called the Restoring...
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Augie Torres said he missed between seven and 10 job interviews when he was released from prison in October 2014 because he was on an electronic monitor...
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Last week, Illinois Newsroom reported on the removal of more than 200 books from the shelves of a college in prison program’s library inside the...
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When she found out that staff at the Danville Correctional Center had removed more than 200 books from a library inside the prison’s education wing,...
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The U.S. Census count is less than a year away, and the group tasked with making sure everyone is counted is asking state lawmakers for millions to help...
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Several Illinois lawmakers want to improve patient outcomes through legislation that would limit the number of people nurses can care for at any given…
