Juvenile Justice

Certain risk factors raise the likelihood of violent behavior among individuals. But it’s not perfectly cut and dry.

Plaintiffs filed for class action status Wednesday. They say Illinois has been violating state and federal law for nearly 20 years.

Since May, 667 people have joined lawsuits alleging sexual abuse in juvenile detention centers across the state, according to attorneys.

Police in Normal have booked a juvenile male for attempted murder in connection with a Thursday afternoon shooting on Shelbourne Drive. An adult man was hit by the gunfire, but does not have life-threatening injuries.

Retired Chief Circuit Judge Beth Robb knew she wanted to be a lawyer as early as Junior High School in Macomb. It wasn't easy. She went to Illinois Wesleyan University and on to law school, then came back to Bloomington-Normal and couldn’t get a job

The Bloomington teen faces four counts of first-degree murder for the death of 19-year-old Nicholas Zapata of Normal.

McLean County courts hope to use data on juvenile offenders to reduce adult crime and punishment in central Illinois. The effort has two prongs — improving interventions for troubled children, and a potential specialty court for offenders aged 18 to 25.

A Bloomington teen faces 2 1/2 years in a state prison for juveniles for bringing a loaded gun to Bloomington High School last fall.

The Pritzker administration has announced a new center for incarcerated youth is coming to central Illinois.The Illinois Youth Center will be at the site…