Under emergency rule, Illinois prisons can begin withholding physical mail
The rule change was enacted after prison workers were exposed to toxic substances last fall.
DCFS timeline in foster child’s death reveals 10 caseworkers, but no credible findings of abuse
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services releases information in the death of a metro-east foster child.
Prosecutors say they don’t oppose release of DCFS timeline in foster child’s death
Prosecutors give the green light to DCFS releasing more information about the death of a Fairview Heights foster child.
Caseworker for foster child who later died had troubling history, documents show
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has taken more than a year to release a report on a...
‘The public deserves to know.’ State agency withholds details in girl’s death
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services can take years to release a report on a child death in...
Fifth person dies as a result of Chatham afterschool program crash in late April
A boy who has been hospitalized since a fatal crash in late April at an afterschool program in Chatham, Illinois,...
Longtime Chicago friend describes first American pope as ‘very dedicated’
The Vatican announced Thursday that a Chicago native has been named the newest pope and the first American elected to...
Four children still hospitalized while Chatham mourns four who died in crash
After a vehicle drove into an after-school program Monday, killing four, the village of Chatham, Illinois, has rallied around the...
Driver of deadly crash at after-school camp is a former State Police employee
Four people were killed, including three children, at an after-school program Monday in Chatham, Illinois.
State reports first measles case in southern Illinois
The Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed Wednesday afternoon the first case of measles in the state.
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