A semi-pro baseball team in Illinois is going to jail — literally.

The Joliet Slammers will play one game only this spring, appropriately titled "The Big House Ballgame." Greg Peerbolte, the ...

In one of the more unusual exhibitions we've seen, the Joliet Slammers will be locked in the gates of the Old Joliet Prison for the Big House Ballgame.

Sara Tenenbaum is the Senior Digital Producer for CBS News Chicago covering breaking, local and community news in Chicago. She previously worked as a digital producer and senior digital producer for ...

The Van Cise-Simonet Detention Center in Denver is connected to the Lindsay Flannigan Courthouse by an underground tunnel (Amanda Pampuro/Courthouse News). DENVER (CN) — A Denver judge will decide ...

The rapper is set to launch a seven-date East Coast tour starting November 9, the same day he’s expected to be released from prison after serving 20 years. Max B is wasting no time making his return ...

Early one morning in 2003, I woke up next to my girlfriend, Ambere, in the Venice Beach apartment that we shared. Sunlight flitted over the Pacific Ocean and into our bedroom. I ate breakfast and ...

MOUNT HOLLY – October is the season of spooky fun, and the Burlington County Parks System is inviting residents interested in the paranormal and tales of spirits that go bump in the night to visit the ...

Portland, Oregon, was one of the most dangerous ports in the U.S. during the early 19th century; this PNW town was the epicenter of an illicit and inhumane maritime practice known as shanghaiing.

Today, the Joliet Area Historical Museum oversees the preservation of the Old Joliet Prison and hosts several themed tours, including the fascinating Haunted History Tour, where you can hear grim ...

One of Illinois' most haunted landmarks is set to open for the spooking season in just two weeks. The Old Joliet Haunted Prison, at 401 Woodruff Road in Joliet, unlocks its gates on Saturday, Sept. 20 ...

I spent a decade at the Michigan City Prison as an adjunct instructor for Purdue University, and then, in a twist of fate, was cast in a small speaking part role as a reporter in the 2009 Universal ...