The federal Bureau of Prisons is closing the notorious Special Management Unit at Thomson penitentiary in Illinois, after frequent reports of violence and abuse. An investigation last year by NPR ...

School district officials said in a statement they are working with the Illinois attorney general and providing all necessary details and information. They said the investigation by the bureau was ...

The Illinois State Board of Education has closed its investigation into Chicago Public Schools’ use of physical restraint and timeout practices, citing “significant strides” the district has ...