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The Justice Department filed a lawsuittoday against Michael J. DeWitte, of Washington, Illinois, for sexually harassing female tenants and housing applicants in violation of the Fair Housing Act. DeWitte has [...]

Two former East St. Louis, Illinois, Police Department (ESLPD) officers, Vincent Anderson, 61, and Jason Boyd, 51, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to civil rights offenses related to [...]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Willie Hedden, 43, a former sergeant at the Western Illinois Correctional Center in Mt. Sterling, Illinois, was sentenced on March 22, 2023, to six years imprisonment, to be [...]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Todd Sheffler. 54, a former lieutenant at the Western Illinois Correctional Center in Mt. Sterling, Illinois, was sentenced today to an aggregate 20 years imprisonment, to be followed [...]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Alex Banta, 31, a former correctional officer at the Western Illinois Correctional Center in Mt. Sterling, Illinois, was sentenced today to an aggregate 20 years imprisonment, to be [...]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. A federal jury returned a guilty verdict yesterday against Todd Sheffler, a lieutenant at the Western Illinois Correctional Center in Mt. Sterling, Ill., for civil rights deprivation resulting [...]

Community leaders on the southeast side of Chicago have filed a civil rights complaint accusing the city of pushing heavy industry into Black and Latino communities while enabling luxury developments [...]

The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with the city of Chicago to resolve allegations that the Chicago Police Department (CPD) discriminated against entry-level [...]