Prison or treatment? Thousands participate in mental health courts. Half graduate — and millions are left out
The courts offer an alternative to incarceration. Outcomes depend heavily on local services.
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The courts offer an alternative to incarceration. Outcomes depend heavily on local services.
More than $1 billion has been committed since the site was announced in 2024.
The federal agency is seeking a myriad of financial and personnel records.
The Trump administration is dramatically cutting the money available to help pay for housing for people in need, including those ...
Many defendants declared unfit for trial have often waited three months or longer to be transferred to a hospital.
The staffer allegedly visited Staunton restaurant owner Ismael Ayuzo Sandoval while in ICE custody and misrepresented himself.
Illinois faces mounting lawsuits over unconstitutional tax sale laws as lawmakers stall on meaningful reforms.
Human services in Illinois were decimated by the state’s two-year budget impasse, which began a decade ago. Federal cuts threaten ...
Cahokia Heights in Southern Illinois has been battling chronic sewer overflows for years with little or no success.
Chicago may allow widespread building of carriages houses, or accessory dwelling units, as an answer to the affordable housing crisis.
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