Mersadeez Barrett has been recognized as one of Eastern Illinois University’s most distinguished seniors for 2025. Selected ...

CLAY COUNTY, Mo. (WTVO / WGN) — Chester Weger, the man convicted of killing one of three women found dead at Starved Rock State Park in 1960, has died at the age of 86. He died Sunday, June 22 ...

Chester Stanley Szyska, age 90, passed away peacefully on June 21st surrounded by his family. Chester was the beloved husband of Arlene (Blaszynski) for over 57 years; loving and devoted father of … ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — For the third time in 10 weeks, a suspicious inmate death at Menard Correctional Center in far southern Illinois has been ruled a homicide.

Menard sophomore runner Danni Ruiz set the Class 1A track and field world on fire last year with stunning state performance. This year she aims for more.

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 of ...

Hundreds of Menard Correctional Center employees and their supporters staged a rally alongside a busy street in Chester on Monday, highlighting what they described as perilous working conditions at ...

Hundreds of Menard Correctional Center employees and their supporters staged a rally alongside a busy street in Chester on Monday, highlighting what they described as perilous working conditions at ...