CHICAGO — A state legislative oversight committee Friday permitted the Illinois Department of Corrections to formally adopt permanent rules that allow it to scan and digitize mail of those in custody, ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Illinois prison officials said Tuesday that indeed they do have former Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke in their custody. Van Dyke was convicted four years ago of the murder of ...

ILLINOIS (KFVS) - Corrections officers and staff across Illinois protested outside some state prisons on Thursday, October 17. Officers hope their message of “safety matters” will come across during ...

WREX, Ill - This week, (May 11-17) is National Correctional Officers and Employees Week. Which takes time to honor the men and women with the Illinois Department of Corrections. As well as recognizing ...

CHICAGOCHICAGO — Even as the Illinois Department of Corrections is facing lawsuits contending its officers violated the civil rights of transgender women prisoners, three officers in the department ...

(The Center Square) – Despite a myriad of ongoing issues at the Illinois Department of Corrections, state senators approved the nomination of Acting Director Latoya Hughes to stay in charge with a six ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. Willie Hedden, 43, a former sergeant at the ...

HILLSBORO, Ill. – Authorities say two suspicious substances at the center of a high-profile investigation Wednesday in rural Illinois are nonhazardous. At least 17 staff members hospitalized from the ...