Kewanee

When the local newspaper withers away, what replaces it? Often, it's nothing.

KEWANEE, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Corrections is opening its first facility for offenders nearing the end of their sentences where they can…

Even as Illinois loses a youth prison, it's gaining an adult correctional facility. Illinois' Department of Juvenile Justice is going forward with plans...

A spokeswoman for Bruce Rauner says the Illinois governor is studying new uses for the Kewanee youth detention center after it closes. Rauner wants to…

Members of a bipartisan state commission today narrowly recommended that Illinois should not close a juvenile facility in Kewanee. Advocates of keeping…

The Department of Juvenile Justice is moving forward with plans to close a youth prison. A legislative hearing on the closure is scheduled for tomorrow…

A legislative leader says Gov. Bruce Rauner's proposal to close the Kewanee youth correctional center is a chance to reduce "warehousing" young people.…

Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration says closing the Kewanee youth correctional facility would save up to $14-million next year for improved programming…

Two hundred jobs could soon be lost in Kewanee. Friday the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice announced the closing of the youth correctional...

Kewanee Hospital is joining the OSF Healthcare System in April under a new name. A state review board approved the merger between the two groups. Kewanee…