juvenile justice

"Our crime statistics for juveniles is significantly worse than East St. Louis," said Tom Marshall, an Elite Community Outreach board member who sits on the county's Juvenile Justice Council, describing the findings of a University of Illinois Chicago study he said was shared with the council. "They're known for being one of the worst areas in the state."

Peoria County State's Attorney Jodi Hoos talks with WCBU about progress reflected in her office's first annual report, covering topics including juvenile justice and violent crime.

Voters at the polls on Nov. 5 are choosing who will fill the seat of the tenth district circuit court judge.

Illinois spends one-hundred-eleven thousand dollars to house a juvenile offender in a state-run center for a year. That’s what a study being released…