Among the approximately 400 inmates transferred when Illinois' decrepit Stateville prison closed over the summer, 278 were convicted of murder and 100 more are serving time for other violent offenses.

Due to a loss of federal grant funding, the Dixon Police Department has requested $86,767 in city funds to continue to employ a mental health professional in its ranks. The Dixon City Council met for ...

1969: Controversial University of Chicago sociology professor Marlene Dixon — who inspired a more than two-week sit-in by ...