CHICAGO — Dozens of men have begun to be transferred out of Stateville Correctional Center just north of Joliet as debates continue over the condition of the century-old prison and Gov. JB ...

Stateville Correctional Center, a historic but dilapidated prison set to close and a replacement built, can be seen Sept. 16, 2024, in Crest Hill. Erin Hooley, Associated Press ...

(E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune) 500 bed protective custody unit at Stateville Correctional Center, shuttered in 2004, is seen on Friday, June 22, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chic ...

CHESTER, Ill. -- A dozen staff members at a southern Illinois correctional facility were taken to a hospital after experiencing some medical symptoms. A spokesperson with the Illinois Department ...