Imprisoned former Ald. Edward M. Burke's Burnham Committee gave the money to a fund for Justice Joy V. Cunningham days after ...

When the state of Illinois shut down the century-old, maximum-security prison last year, nearly four of every five inmates ended up being sent to less-secure sites, The Associated Press found.

When the Illinois Department of Corrections shut down the century-old Stateville Correctional Center in September, officials ...

Illinois judicial campaigns have become very expensive, with interest groups and wealthy donors throwing around lots of cash ...