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Job Screenings will take place next week in Alton and St. Charles.
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17 years ago, Illinois officials decided there is a better way to help kids headed down the wrong path.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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Illinois Has Promised to “Infuse Love” in Its Juvenile Justice System, but What Will Actually ChangeThis story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to…
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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....
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A Williamson County woman has been re-sentenced after violating her probation on a reckless homicide plea.The Jackson County State's Attorney says…