Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Dec. 6, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1872: The Tribune reported a Black fire ...

CHICAGO — The family of a man who died while in custody at Stateville Correctional Center during an early summer heat wave sued the Illinois Department of Corrections, a prison health care provider ...

Johnell Smith III, who fled the custody of the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice on Nov. 12, and initially refused to waive extradition to Illinois, is now being housed in Illinois' Stateville ...

SPRINGFIELD | Lawmakers last week blasted a plan to close a portion of Stateville Correctional Center, saying they want full-scale hearings on the concept before they even consider the idea. The ...

SPRINGFIELD | Lawmakers are preparing for battle after hearing the governor's plan to eliminate the maximum security wing of one of Illinois' oldest prisons. Stateville Correctional Center sits in the ...