Chronic understaffing at DCFS and an unimplemented state law are leaving some childcare centers short-staffed.

Illinois county jails report thousands of “extraordinary or unusual” incidents every year, but the state doesn’t keep track.

Experts say Illinois’ existing program has roadblocks that prevent compulsive gamblers from seeking help.

Studies analyzing the outcomes of Early Intervention found it can change a child’s developmental trajectory, and may even reduce the...

A man settled his civil rights case with Williamson County for $27,500 after he was restrained in a chair for...

The Trump administration is suing Illinois over prediction markets, setting up a fight over who regulates online betting.

As an associate at an Edwardsville law firm, Andrew Carruthers represented Epstein in a 2013 debt collection matter  

This story is a collaboration between Illinois Answers Project and Capitol News Illinois. On a recent Tuesday afternoon, at a...

The indictment alleges that Pingsterhaus took more than $100,000 from the city and the Carlyle Fire Protection District.

More than $1 billion has been committed since the site was announced in 2024.