Investigation reveals rampant use of restraint chairs in Illinois county jails
Recently, a nine-month investigation by the Illinois Answers Project, found that an alarming rate of Illinois jails place people on restraining chairs every day....
Acadia Healthcare Facilities in Midwest Faces Legal Action For Holding Patients For Insurance Money
Investigations unveil systemic failures and violations in Acadia Healthcare's operations in order to increase profits by scamming insurance companiesAcadia Healthcare Under Legal Fire for...
Kamala Harris’ Chicago convention and Illinois’ unique place in Civil Rights history
The modern civil rights movement hit a new peak last week in Illinois. It marked the movement coming full circle, in a way, back...
Capitol Briefs: Stateville workers picket as relocation begins; flag redesign contest to open this...
Union workers planned to picket outside Stateville Correctional Center Thursday to amplify their concerns about how the planned closure and reconstruction of the maximum-security...
Ever Wonder Why There Isn’t A Bridge Across Lake Michigan? Here’s Why
Over the last couple of days, social media users in Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and even Minnesota have been intensely trying to figure out why...
Downstate group behind movement to break free from Cook County
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) - Growing unrest over the policies coming out of Cook County is spurring talk among downstate counties of breaking free and...
SNAP benefits a sticking point that is holding up the new Farm Bill
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) - The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP program, has been a major talking point when it comes to negotiating the...
Daywatch: Big money floods Illinois campaigns
Good morning, Chicago. At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, the importance of money in national politics was clear, from the appeals...
F1 Arcade Opening 30 More US Places and Illinois Could Be Next
Formula 1 racing continues to expand its global reach and appears to be targeting one of the only countries that hasn't really embraced it...
Commonwealth Foundation gives Illinois an ‘F’ for labor laws
A new report says Illinois is failing when it comes to worker freedom. Along with Policy Analyst Andrew Holman, David Osborne, senior fellow of...
