Defense says fresh DNA samples could identify real killers if given access to law enforcement database; prosecution says new samples are worthless.
- Tony Reid
Ex-dancers at Tuscola gentlemen's club want a judge to rule they were deprived of wages and earnings.
- DREW ZIMMERMAN
Multiple efforts have been made to restore the 20-day deadline for detainees unfit to stand trial to transferred to a state treatment center.
- DREW ZIMMERMAN
Medicaid resources for the behavioral health conditions of jail inmates could be available up to 90 days prior to their release date.
- Analisa Trofimuk
County jail inmates across the region are suffering from preventable circumstances due to a lack of uniform health care standards and resources. Several have died before ever even stepping foot into a courtroom for their alleged crimes.
- ANALISA TROFIMUK DREW ZIMMERMAN
Providing additional funding and staff for Illinois jails to handle inmates' medical needs has been a challenge at the state and federal level.
- DREW ZIMMERMAN
Pregnant and postpartum detainees in Illinois jails now receive added protections, including nutrition support, restraint limits and longer recovery periods.
From delayed hospital trips to limited nutrition, former detainees describe gaps in pregnancy care inside Illinois county jails.
Illinois jails continue to struggle with the mental health needs of their inmate population, particularly when detainees are unfit to stand trial.
Defense lawyers have asked for a short prison term, if any time in custody is required at all, for the first Drug Enforcement Administration agent in Western New York convicted of protecting drug traffickers.
Two Decatur men accused of trafficking a female victim and making her work as a prostitute.
Illinois State University student Carol Rofstad, 21, died on Dec. 24, 1975, after being found beaten outside of her sorority. The case remains unsolved, but interest in it remains and it has cast a shadow on other homicide investigations.
Alcohol withdrawal can prove to be just as fatal as opioid withdrawal when an individual experiences it within a county jail.
Breakdowns in communication have resulted in the deaths of inmates requiring treatment for opioid addiction.
Contracts counties enter with third party medical providers may offer varying levels of staff, hours and insurance benefits.
Individuals on prescription medication who are booked in Illinois jails don't always receive immediate access to their treatment.
One of the largest providers of health care services to county jails has exited bankruptcy proceedings with limited debt and a minimal settlement for victims.
Illinois jails rely on annual Illinois Department of Corrections inspections and accreditation agencies for guidance on health care standards.
Mandatory observation checks and staffing levels were among the most common violations Illinois jails faced during 2024 Illinois Department of Corrections inspections.
Prosecutors want disgraced former DEA Agent Joseph Bongiovanni to receive 15 years in prison for using his position as a special agent to tip off drug traffickers about investigations and informants. He'll be sentenced next month.
A man from Peoria has been released from McLean County custody, nine months after police said he was involved in a fatal crash.
The four men taken into custody, including two from Honduras, one from Mexico and one from Ecuador were turned over to ICE's Removal and Enforcement Operations.
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The latest charge against Trevor L. Clark, 21, stems from a Friday morning fire involving a portable shed at 32nd Street and Commercial Avenue in Mattoon.
A Mattoon man has been charged with aggravated cruelty to animals for allegedly throwing three newborn kittens, causing injuries that killed them.
A Mattoon man has been charged with attempted murder after police say he struck another adult with a vehicle in an apparent dispute over money.
A preliminary hearing was held Monday in Clark County for an undocumented immigrant charged with reckless homicide and DUI for the Oct. 24 crash in Westfield that killed a Coles County Board member and his wife and injured two others.
Arnold Rivera has a criminal history that includes being found guilty of aggravated battery in Macon County.
The now-fired former front office employee has pleaded not guilty to three counts of felony theft alleging she stole more than $500,000 during the course of five years from Hastings & Havlik Family Dentistry.
Judge ruled Lester Raymind not guilty by reason of insanity.
A Bloomington man arrested in a state police sting was sentenced to three years in prison on charges of drug possession and traveling to meet a minor for sex.