Child welfare experts have long touted the benefits of foster children staying with kin. Advocates say those arrangements ...

Ben Szalinski — Capitol News Illinois | December 26, 2024 9:16 am Tags: ...

Ronnie Carrasquillo served nearly 47 years in prison before being released. A new documentary, “In Their Hands,” highlights his journey while raising questions about mass incarceration, the parole ...

Study after study shows incarcerated education helps do what citizens and policymakers alike say they want: keep people from committing more crimes. However, getting education for many people behind ...

The Chicago Board of Education unanimously voted to fire CEO Pedro Martinez — we have reaction. Is it time for Illinois to wave a new flag? And celebrating Hanukkah.

The primary reason rats continue to survive and thrive in places like Chicago is because humans provide an endless food buffet.

With one in five Chicagoans facing food insecurity, residents are working to feed their own with grassroots efforts led by ...

Madigan, who is charged alongside McClain, is alleged to have orchestrated multiple corruption schemes, wielding his political power to reward loyal allies and enrich himself. Both men are each ...

Erica Demarest | Eunice Alpasan | December 23, 2024 6:00 pm ...

We look back at the biggest stories of the year. Michael Madigan’s landmark corruption trial. The city gets a budget — eventually. And the CPS CEO gets a pink slip.