The history of Jacksonville Developmental Center is one rife with mistreatment of some of the most vulnerable members of society. But it's one that historians say still deserves to be told. The ...

Since it began meeting in March, the Moving Jacksonville Forward ad hoc citizens committee has reported a solid response from ...

Jacksonville Developmental Center is one of five abandoned state properties that would be shortlisted for state funding through Surplus to Success, with other sites being located in Lincoln ...

JACKSONVILLE -- If Gov. Pat Quinn gets his way, 185 residents of the Jacksonville Developmental Center will be moved out and the facility shuttered by the end of the year. The administration wants ...

JACKSONVILLE -- Dr. David Iacono-Harris got a hug from his son Jonathon while they were in the Gillespie Residence Hall Monday at the Jacksonville Developmental Center.

Jacksonville Developmental Center (JDC) is the home of approximately 184 individuals with special needs. My sister Terri is one of those individuals. She has been a part of the developmental ...

JACKSONVILLE -- Dr. David Iacono-Harris got a hug from his son Jonathon while they were in the Gillespie Residence Hall Monday at the Jacksonville Developmental Center. Surrounded by journalists ...

JACKSONVILLE — Nine months after the last residents were moved out of the Jacksonville Developmental Center, local officials are still waiting to see what the state plans to do with the property.

TRIBUNE WATCHDOG A TROUBLED TRANSITION Mark Winkeler needs 24-hour care and has lived his entire adult life at Murray Developmental Center. His mother, Rita, and others sued when the Quinn administ… ...

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. (WAND) — It's been more than a decade since the state closed the doors of the Jacksonville Developmental Center (JDC). Since then, the buildings have been boarded up ...

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. (WAND) - An investigation is underway after a fire broke out at the abandoned Jacksonville Developmental Center early Sunday morning. The Jacksonville Fire Department was called ...

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. (AP) — State officials have delayed the closure of an institution for people with developmental disabilities in central Illinois, saying it's taking longer than expected to ...