probation

A broad coalition of city, county and state organizations are working on a new approach to juvenile justice.

The Illinois Supreme Court will fully fund the salaries of county probation officers for the first time in over a decade.Chief Justice Lloyd Karmeier…

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert has officially completed his 15-month prison sentence and is no longer being monitored by law enforcement.Bureau of…

A former Cook County clerk employee who pleaded guilty to lying about an alleged bribe to a company run by the clerk's husband has been sentenced to three…

Dennis Hastert's lawyers want a judge to spare the former U.S. House Speaker from prison time in his hush-money case and give him probation. A filing…

In January, the Illinois prison population was down by more than 2,500 inmates over a year earlier. But that’s still a long way off from Gov. Bruce...

The two owners of a Chicago nightclub where 21 people were crushed to death in a stairwell in 2003 have been sentenced to two years of probation.Calvin…

An attorney for the family of a Northern Illinois University student who died after a party, says five fraternity members charged in his death won't face…

The Peoria County Probation Department is getting $300,000 in state funding to help non-violent offenders stay out of prison. The funding is part of $7…