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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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 ...
Trump administration sues Illinois over state’s attempts to regulate prediction markets
The Trump administration is suing Illinois over prediction markets, setting up a fight over who regulates online betting.
Illinois regulators say prediction markets are illegal gambling, but bettors — and the Trump family — love them
This story is a collaboration between Illinois Answers Project and Capitol News Illinois. On a recent Tuesday afternoon, at a ...
After prison sentence, engineer collects nearly $1.5M from same state agency he was convicted of defrauding
Environmental engineer Michael Keebler has collected nearly $1.5 million from the Illinois EPA through new business entities despite a prior ...
The real story behind the midnight immigration raid on a Chicago apartment building
New records show a Chicago raid blamed on a Venezuelan gang was actually driven by reports of undocumented residents squatting ...
How much public and private money is powering Chicago’s quantum push?
More than $1 billion has been committed since the site was announced in 2024.
Search warrant reveals FBI is investigating former Carlyle police chief
The federal agency is seeking a myriad of financial and personnel records.
Sean Grayson receives maximum sentence for murder of Sonya Massey
The former Sangamon County deputy was convicted of second-degree murder.
A once dying mall in Southern Illinois is getting a mighty makeover, thanks to $112M STAR Bonds deal — created by the state and backed by local tax money — but the project has hit a speed bump
Officials say the massive redevelopment is on track, but a main developer has already dropped out, facing a slew of ...
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