Kentucky school shooter imprisoned 25 years seeks parole
PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man who killed three students and injured five more in a school shooting a quarter century ago has a chance at parole this week. Michael Carneal was a 14-year-old freshman in 1997 when
Family of American says he was freed by Taliban in swap
WASHINGTON (AP) — An American contractor held hostage in Afghanistan for more than two years by the Taliban has been released, his family said Monday, as a Taliban drug lord jailed by the United States was also freed
Two Illinois sites get new names, eliminating derogatory term
PALOS PARK, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago waterway and a western Illinois island have been renamed under a new national policy to remove their previous names’ use of a racist term for a Native American
State program allows Illinois prisoners to take college courses with federal grants
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — Classes have begun at college campuses around the state, but also at an Illinois prison. There are about 30 students enrolled in the Augustana Prison Education Program (APEP) inside East Moline Correctional Center,
Illinois sports betting revenue tops $1 billion mark
CHICAGO, Ill. (IRN) — The sports betting industry in Illinois has reached a new milestone. The state surpassed $1 billion in gross gaming revenue since it was legalized in March 2020. Illinois joined New Jersey, Nevada