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The New Year will bring new chances for young people charged with felonies in Illinois.

An Illinois lawmaker is proposing a new law affecting young people who receive long prison sentences. That comes after a federal court banned lifelong sentences for juveniles.

A pair of police officers on Chicago’s South Side are helping teens learn radio production in an effort to keep them off the streets and improve their views on cops.

Reviewing the year, The Chicago Bureau, based at Northwestern University’s Medill School, didn’t have to look far for someone who stood out in the eyes of national groups for their work in the juvenile justice system.

In the ABC News video, the white youth and the black youth both appear to be trying to do the same thing: steal a bike in broad daylight in a community park. But the two actors playing thieves, both filmed by hidden cameras at different times, get decidedly different reactions from passers-by.

When high school students in district 186 are expelled they're left with few options to obtain a diploma or GED. Over a decade ago, the Springfield NAACP started an initiative to address the number of black students being expelled. Since the year 2000, expelled high schoolers have been provided an alternative through those efforts – thanks in large part to retired teachers.

When the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice split from the state’s Department of Corrections in 2006, it moved forward with a distinct mission: recognize that youth offenders have different needs than adults and address those needs with the goal of helping them turn their lives around.

Top Chicago school authorities are working on new strategies to address the city's crushing pattern of elementary grade absenteeism and truancy.

The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved on Wednesday a one-year contract extension for security services at the county’s Juvenile Temporary Detention Center despite vocal opposition from a handful of commissioners and broader questions about the facility, which is under federal control.