In a Feb. 2 Facebook post, Sen. Thomas M. Bennett shared his visit to the 112th annual meeting of the Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs in Springfield.
Illinois State Rep. Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich) is criticizing the Department of Children and Family Services for “willfully and wrongly” leaving dozens of children in their care locked in juvenile jails even after some children were ordered to be released to their guardians.
There is one inmate sentenced to jail in Kankakee County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending Jan. 4.