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The Joliet Treatment Center, designed to treat people with serious mental illness, repeatedly failed to prevent or respond to fires despite two deaths, an investigation by The Marshall Project, WBEZ and the Sun-Times found.
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The suit accuses Father John O’Connell of sexually abusing an altar boy and student at St. Mary Catholic School and Parish in Taylorville. The abuse was alleged to have happened several times between 1991 and 1994.
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Six months after ISP completed its investigation, prosecutors have yet to issue a ruling
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From Underground Railroad quilt codes to the Black Panther Heritage Trail, learn how Illinoisans are preserving Black history for future generations in this Illinois 250 episode in partnership with Illinois Humanities.
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The state has been extending a short-term emergency contract with Centurion Health since July 2025 after backing out of a 10-year, $4 billion contract with Wexford Health Sources. Since then, the transition from Wexford to Centurion has complicated people’s health care and left at least one subcontractor for Wexford unpaid.
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The Massey Community Action Network (MCAN) said it will work to ensure implementation of the commission’s calls to action “through education, organizing, advocacy, collaboration, and sustained civic engagement.”
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The event is free but tickets are required.
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Defense demands DOJ pay attorneys’ fees, claiming ‘wide-ranging misconduct’ by prosecutors
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The call from Illinois’ Democratic senators comes nearly two weeks after the case against a group of Operation Midway Blitz protesters collapsed amid claims of misconduct by U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros’ office. It’s significant given the senators’ traditional role in selecting Chicago’s top federal prosecutor.
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Mental health courts have expanded in Illinois. There are 31 of them in 25 counties. But a new report finds about two million Illinoisans are left out.
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A unique Illinois program helps incarcerated mothers stay connected to their children through family visits, crafts, meals, and love.
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U.S. attorney says he hasn’t presented evidence to grand jury, but doesn’t deny being present