Illinois seeks two Crest Hill prisons, leaving Lincoln out of Logan Correctional Center rebuild plan
Logan Correctional Center will not be rebuilt in Lincoln, despite locals’ hopes.
Tag: Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC)
Lawmakers grill Department of Corrections after audit shows dozens of failures
The audit found the department is allowing people to receive overtime pay for working on days they took off
Mentally ill man restrained in chair for 3 days settles case in Williamson County
A man settled his civil rights case with Williamson County for $27,500 after he was restrained in a chair for ...
Illinois House approves ban on junk fees, Pritzker’s abortion fund proposal
The House passed 133 bills this week ahead of next week’s deadline to move bills to the Senate.
Rideshare driver unionization, human composting bills among 264 to advance
Many bills approved by House committees are expected to be further amended before receiving a vote by the full chamber.
Pritzker calls for setting new higher education attainment goals
Executive order creates new working group to recommend plans for increasing postsecondary attainment.
Former Sangamon County deputy who killed unarmed woman undergoing cancer treatment
Lawyers for Grayson have asked a judge to delay a hearing on his request for a reduction in his 20-year ...
Pritzker proposes $56B budget with minimal new spending, tax on social media companies
The plan includes new taxes on social media companies but keeps spending relatively flat from the current year.
Oversight panel OKs rule on digitized prison mail in Illinois with new changes
State body OKs Department of Corrections mail scanning rule, with prison reform advocates upset.
State grants allow small Illinois farmers to develop local food-sharing networks
Local food system grants will return in 2026 with $4 million in funding.
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