Yarrington was moved from the Illinois prison to continue immigration hearings, and on Feb. 27, a judge with the Department of Justice's Executive Office for Immigration Review ordered his removal.

He was released from prison in 2013 to serve the rest of his sentence under home confinement. Illinois State Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Cherry Valley) described Ryan as "a strong family man ...

(AP) — An Illinois landlord who killed a 6-year-old ... after the war in Gaza began was sentenced Friday to 53 years in prison. Joseph Czuba, 73, was found guilty in February of murder ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — The Illinois Department of Corrections expanded a partnership program on Thursday by opening 22 new “Freedom Libraries” in two state prison facilities. Since 2022 ...

attacks was sentenced to more than 50 years in prison on Friday, May 2. Joseph Czuba, 73, was sentenced by Judge Amy Bertani-Tomczak of Illinois' 12th Judicial Circuit, The New York Times reports.

More than 20 years into his incarceration, criminal justice reform advocates say Carter is among roughly 1,200 people in prison in Illinois who, under legislation being considered in Springfield ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, disgraced by a corruption scandal that landed him in prison yet heralded by some for clearing the state’s death row, has died. He was 91.

WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - An Illinois man was sentenced on Friday to 53 years in prison after a jury convicted him in the killing of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy and the severe ...

A Plainfield, Illinois, landlord convicted on all counts ... was sentenced to over 50 years in prison Friday. Joseph Czuba was convicted of one count of first-degree murder, one count of attempted ...

In recent years, a handful of formerly incarcerated people have started law school in Illinois. Last year, Benard McKinley became the first person in the state to take the LSAT from prison.

He was released from prison in 2013 to serve the rest of his sentence under home confinement. Ryan received national attention in 2000 when he put a moratorium on executions in Illinois and ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, disgraced by a corruption scandal that landed him in prison yet heralded by some for clearing the state’s death row, has died.