On a cool October night in 2018, Larry Arroyo was leading a tour at the Old Joliet Prison in the southwest suburbs. Arroyo has been a tour guide around Chicago for years, but this was his first ...

Old Joliet Prison now offering tours of administration building 02:34. ... "You have 40 cells along each gallery here for a total of 640 cells," Peerbolte said as he showed off the old prison.

Living conditions inside the nearly 100-year-old prison are “horrible,” but the bonds forged between some men were like family, they say. Stateville prison is closing. Here’s how men ...