217 Today: Report finds Logan, Pontiac and Stateville prisons nearly inoperable

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A file photo of the Pontiac Correctional Center, one of three prisons determined to be nearly inoperable.
  • Photo: Charles Rex Arbogast / Associated Press

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Today’s headlines: 

  • The deadline has passed for Republican and Democratic candidates to submit nominating petitions to get on the ballot for next March’s primary.
  • The Governor’s office halted construction on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to shelter asylum seekers on a former industrial lot in Brighton Park on Chicago’s Southwest Side.
  • An updated map from the U.S. Department of Agriculture suggests plants traditionally suited to warmer climates in decades past may now be able to grow in Central Illinois.

In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn more about a new report commissioned by the state of Illinois that shows the state of its prisons.

Reporting today contributed by Alex Degman, Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Tim Shelley and Edith Brady-Lunny.

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Farrah Anderson

Farrah Anderson is a 2024 graduate of the University of Illinois. At Illinois Public Media, Anderson works as a general assignment reporter focusing on police and investigative stories.