Prison workers

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner wants to replace guards in prison watchtowers with security cameras. It's an effort to cut down on overtime costs for the…

The population continues to grow at Thomson prison in northwest Illinois. More than 100 minimum security inmates are now housed at the long-dormant…

State records show at least five Illinois prisons don't appear to have enough money to pay workers through June 30, the end of the fiscal year.The prisons…