Family of Stateville inmate who died during June heat wave sues state, prison workers
The family of a man who died while in custody at Stateville Correctional Center during an early summer heat wave sued the ...
Editorial: Remaking a prison
The Mid-Orange Correctional Facility has been transformed into a thriving commercial park. Other communities with shuttered ...
The Highlands Current on MSN6d
MTA Seeks Proposals for Beacon Station
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has requested proposals to transform a commuter parking lot at the Beacon Metro-North station into a 300-unit housing complex. The request was announced by ...
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Woodridge pharmacist served in both Army and Air Force Reserves
Woodridge's Dick Rooney had a long career with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs including serving as its chief of ...
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7 downstate counties vote to consider seceding from Illinois to form new state
Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Share Residents in seven downstate counties voted in Tuesday’s election to explore the idea of breaking away from Illinois to form a new state. The counties join a growing ...
Lake and McHenry County Scanner on MSN6d
‘Unconstitutional affront’: Federal judge downstate rules Illinois’ ‘assault weapons’ ban is unconstitutional, state to appeal
A federal judge in southern Illinois ruled on Friday that Illinois' "assault weapons" and high-capacity magazine bans violate ...