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In the wake of a murder suspect’s suicide at the Peoria County Jail over the weekend, Sheriff Brian Asbell said the facility’s staff makes every effort to…
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Gov. JB Pritzker issued 9,219 pardons for low-level marijuana convictions on Thursday, New Year’s Eve, while announcing the Illinois State Police had…
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A University of Illinois at Chicago report examines "pervasive" racial inequalities in the city when it comes to housing, economics, criminal justice and…
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A suburban Chicago woman is pushing to change a state law so that victims of violent crimes would get an attorney for free. Denise Rotheimer of Ingleside…
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A 49 year-old Peoria man has been declared a Sexually Violent Person, or SVP. Kirk Burks was already a registered sex offender. He was convicted in 2008…
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CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed a package of legislation involving criminal justice, saying the system needs to be approached "with…
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Hillary Clinton invoked Abraham Lincoln today during a speech at the Old State Capitol in Springfield.That’s where Lincoln gave his famous “House Divided”…
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A Sangamon County judge has declined to give a group of Illinois prisoners a new parole hearing — at least for now.The case has to do with a formal…
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CHICAGO (AP) - President Barack Obama has commuted prison sentences of five Illinoisans, including three serving life terms for drug crimes.The Illinois…
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Governor Bruce Rauner is scheduled to meet with members of his criminal justice reform commission this morning. He's set a goal of reducing Illinois'…