Teaching Fellow Alex Negron leads a class at Sheridan Correctional Center on Feb. 11. Legislation in the Illinois statehouse could open state financial aid up to college students in prison.

Illinois Map Shows Where State Will Become Underwater From Sea Level Rise. Now, curious Americans can use a tool created by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to conduct ...

WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Prisons is shuttering a troubled special detention unit in Illinois that has been plagued by inmate deaths, suicides and the reported sexual harassment of guards.

Because Illinois is such a long state — roughly 400 miles from top to bottom — fall colors take several weeks to pass through the state with peaks spanning from Oct. 23 to Oct 30.

Map: Here's where cicadas could emerge in Illinois in historic 2024 event The dual explosion of cicadas, which hasn't been seen for centuries, will hit much of the state, but in one portion, an ...

Here's a county-by-county map of how Illinois voted in the 2024 election Harris conceded the election to Trump in a speech Wednesday, with Trump slated to be inaugurated into office as the 47th ...

Given the connection of prison conditions and public safety, Newsweek has investigated where the country's best and worst ranked prisons are located. The map shows how each U.S. state ranks in ...

The Illinois Senate is considering legislation to restore the Monetary Award Program funding, or MAP grants, for incarcerated people. These grants help lower-income people attend college.

A USA TODAY analysis found prisons in at least 44 states aren't fully air conditioned. As heat waves hit many states, the issue could become deadly.

Kevin McCarthy’s ouster from the U.S. House speakership reflected a push toward the fringe caused in part by gerrymandered districts. The congressional map in Illinois offers a prime example.

See the cloudiness map The path of totality, or the thin track across the U.S. from which the sun will appear totally obscured, starts in Texas and continues northeast through Oklahoma, Arkansas, ...

A map showing states where hospitals have reintroduced mask mandates in response to rising COVID-19 infections, as of January 2, 2024. Medical institutions in California, Illinois, Massachusetts ...