Dixon's Sauk Valley Community College has signed an articulation agreement with Northern Illinois University that provides a seamless transfer from SVCC's criminal justice associate degree program to ...

CBS News contributor David Begnaud shows how Willette Benford, who spent 24 years in prison, is working with Illinois first ...

Rice became a methamphetamine user at a young age in Galesburg, Illinois, and had many scrapes with the law, including a ...

Rose Gibson, Michelle Matsche, Megan Tyler, and Anne Johnson were celebrated as Women of Distinction by YWCA Southwestern ...

In January, a law changed the names of six weapon possession charges. Some advocates say that the clearer titles can ease ...

Robert Crimo III pleaded guilty to killing seven and wounding dozens more. Residents of the northern suburb say they’re feeling relief, but not closure.

For decades, Chicago police sergeant Louis Vitullo was credited with creating the sexual assault collection kit. But it was ...

Immigrant rights groups across the country are holdingknow your rights trainings. They're also calling on Congress to dismiss ...

Cleodious “J.R.” Schoffner Jr. hadn't killed anyone when he was put away at age 20 as an accomplice to a 1997 murder. He got a life sentence without possibility of parole. That wouldn't happen today.

After days of Democratic agonizing, the Senate voted to keep federal funds flowing through Sept. 30 just hours before a ...