On today's show: Turi Ryder fills in for Joan and her guests include: – Ahmadou Dramé, director of the Illinois Justice Project, talking about the Home for Good bill – Actors Tara Mallen and Stephani...

A tight fiscal picture and uncertainty over federal funding have complicated negotiations over a budget for Illinois lawmakers.

Far too many people fail to reenter society after prison because they lack a safe place to sleep and an address to put on an application.

An Illinois House committee approved a bill aimed at bolstering the state’s public defender system.