crime

In Illinois, thousands of African American men are released from prison each year. But, without support from government and community, many will go back.…

That's the question reporter for the Illinois Times Patrick Yeagle asks in his cover story. He explores calls for putting fewer criminals in prison while…

The shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri has brought to national attention the obstacles that many young black males face - including…

Police in Urbana say a University of Illinois student has been killed in her apartment a few blocks north of the campus.Lt. Bryant Seraphintells The…

It felt like summer in Chicago, but it was barely spring. In mid-March — a time of year when the highs are usually in the upper 40s — temperatures hit the…

Sally Jefferson arrived at Alton Penitentiary on September 11, 1835. A prison clerk’s brief notation in the Convict Register marked the occasion. “No.…