Andrew Adams
Reporter-
Our reporting revealed hundreds of incidents of forced medication, fires, sex offenses, serious injuries and more — all occurring with little oversight from state officials. -
Jails that routinely fail inspections can be referred to the attorney general — but the Department of Corrections hasn’t done so in over a decade. -
County jails were restraining people in chairs for long periods and underreporting it. Now, three counties that used them the most report doing so less, and other jails started reporting such incidents for the first time. -
An Illinois Answers Project analysis revealed that 63 people who died in jails were missing from state data on in-custody fatalities. Now the state is auditing its records. -
Illinois county jails report thousands of “extraordinary or unusual” incidents every year, but the state doesn’t keep track. So we stepped in to shed light on what’s happening inside. -
Lawmakers stayed busy until the end of the fall session, passing several key pieces of legislation. -
Bill incentivizes energy storage, lifts nuclear moratorium, gives regulators new powers -
Proponents say energy storage, efficiency programs will save money, critics wary of claims -
Proposed regulatory decision cuts companies’ requests, but still recommends increasing bills -
Grand jury declines to indict protestors that feds charged with assaulting officers
