An investigation by The Marshall ... in the Thomson federal penitentiary in Illinois. After congressional inquiries and another death at the unit, the bureau closed it in 2023.

During his corruption trial, Illinois Sen. Emil Jones says red-light camera firms made ‘millions and millions,’ prompting ...

Defense attorneys clearly see testifying as the best move for Jones before his case lands in the hands of a jury. However, it ...

The drunken driving arrest last month was Spencer's second. On Jan. 12, 2022, his blood alcohol was three times the legal ...

An Illinois state senator took the stand in his own federal bribery trial Wednesday, and testified he never intended to take any money from a red-light camera executive who was secretly working as an ...

THOMSON, Ill. (KWQC) - 17 officers were exposed to an ‘unknown substance’ in the mail room at Thomson prison Wednesday, according to the prison’s union president. This is the eighth incident of ...

CHICAGO ( WGN) — Illinois State Senator Emil Jones III, who faces federal bribery and racketeering charges, took the stand in his defense Wednesday. It’s the second consecutive day that Jones took the ...

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency said there should be "no concerns for residents or businesses" in the Peoria area after a vandalism incident at a local landfill led to thousands of ...

With final approval by the Indiana House Thursday, the Indiana-Illinois border bill passed both chambers of the Indiana legislature and heads to Gov. Mike Braun’s desk for signature into law.

An investigation was launched in January of 2025, in the deputy-involved shooting death that killed 20-year-old Carrion ...

Nine persons have been charged in federal court with immigration-related offenses in Southern Illinois in the past two months, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. The arrests are part of ...