Juvenile Justice

Job Screenings will take place next week in Alton and St. Charles.

17 years ago, Illinois officials decided there is a better way to help kids headed down the wrong path.

Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration announced the planned opening of a new center for incarcerated youth in central Illinois Tuesday, the latest step in a…

The state’s highest court deadlocked Friday over how to interpret a state law that outlines the procedure judges must follow to sentence a minor who is…

Two people have been arrested for an attempted robbery on Thanksgiving Day in Carbondale.Police say two black males approached the victim in the 400 block…

Last week, the Illinois Supreme Court preserved a 130-year prison sentence for a man convicted of rape and murder, Ashanti Lusby, who was 16 years old at…

A new report puts some weight behind arguments that young adults should not be prosecuted in adult court in Illinois.The findings from the Juvenile Law…

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Critics have said the system has been too punitive and too ineffective. More than half of youth who are released end up getting in trouble again....

A Williamson County woman has been re-sentenced after violating her probation on a reckless homicide plea.The Jackson County State's Attorney says…