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Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln, IL
Local
3 weeks ago
Community leaders react to Logan Correctional Center closure

The new IDOC facility will be built in Crest Hill. It will cost $1 billion and will hold 800 women and 1,500 men.

Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln, IL
Local
3 weeks ago
IL plans new Crest Hill prisons to replace Logan Correctional Center

Logan Correctional will remain open during construction, and there is no tentative opening date for the Crest Hill facility. 

Sen. Doris Turner, D-Springfield, speaks on the Senate floor on May 29, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Local
3 weeks ago
Glock ban, prescription drug board among measures that stall in final days

Bills likely to be discussed throughout the summer for possible revival in veto session.

Chicago’s 45th Ward Committeeman Michael Rabbitt and his wife Sarah celebrate the remaining charges being dropped against him and his co-defendants in the Broadview Six protest case. (Capitol News Illinois by Hannah Meisel)
IL State News
4 weeks ago
Now-cleared ‘Broadview 6’ immigration protesters seek evidence of White House pressure to indict

Acting AG Todd Blanche defends Chicago’s U.S. attorney as calls for his resignation mount.

The Muni
Local
4 weeks ago
UPDATE: Actor permanently banned from ‘The Muni’ following sexual harassment investigation

The actor in question is being permanently banned, and The Muni wants anyone else who may have been a victim to contact the organization as soon as possible.

Gregory Gilmore is the new U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois.
Local
4 weeks ago
New U.S. Attorney for Springfield, Central Illinois sworn in

Gregory Gilmore was given his oath Monday.

Titianna Ammons
Crime
4 weeks ago
Former Champaign Co. board member indicted by federal grand jury for COVID unemployment benefit fraud

Ammons is the daughter of State Representative Carol Ammons and Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons.

Bryan Hatcher
Crime
4 weeks ago
Man charged with grooming 15-year-old girl given pretrial release

Bryan Hatcher, 22, is accused of grooming, possessing child sexual assault material, and sharing a sexual video of an adult woman without her consent. 

Man in a dark suit at a wooden podium addressing a formal session, flanked by two colleagues in a legislative chamber with flags behind them.
Local
4 weeks ago
Detention centers, exoneree restitution, foster care protections among final bills to pass

Dozens of bills passed on the final session days — here are some of the most significant.

Uniformed officer at a wooden lectern addressing a city council meeting, with council members behind a long desk and audience seating in the foreground.
Local
4 weeks ago
Police handling of a Black teenager concerns aldermen

Williams wants to spread the word about the police chief — and the mayor.

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