just outside of Joliet. At the same time, its proximity to Chicago means it’s had some of the richest educational and cultural programming in the state prison system. But the judge’s order has ...

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — A building that's part of a long-closed Joliet state prison complex that was featured in the opening scenes of 'The Blues Brothers' was destroyed by an overnight fire.

near Joliet, almost deserted. A federal judge this summer ordered state prison officials to move most people incarcerated at Stateville by Sept. 30, after civil rights lawyers filed a lawsuit on ...

The state said it’s anticipated this plan will temporarily close and demolish Stateville with a new correctional facility to be built on its grounds. The prison is located just north of Joliet ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There may be some accountability for the family of a man who was strangled in prison by an already convicted heinous murderer nearly five months ago. The Brown County State's ...