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In Lake County — population 12,000 — a new ICE facility is opening in a shuttered private prison, promising to create hundreds of jobs in the poorest county in the state. Many residents have doubts about whether the jobs will last.

In Lake County — population 12,000 — a new ICE facility is opening in a shuttered private prison, promising to create hundreds of jobs in the poorest county in the state. Many residents have doubts about whether the jobs will last.

The GEO Group said it expects to bring in $70 million in annualized revenue from a contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Greg Nagy’s Men of Leisure featuring lead guitarist and lead vocalist Greg Nagy along with Donny Brown on vocals and drums, Jim Alfredson on keyboard and vocals and Joseph Velos on bass. The Men of Leisure bring their own improvisational style to songs you know and love.

Lake County turns 150 years old this year and the Lake County Historical Museum is celebrating with a week of events. A conversation with Museum President Bruce Micinski about the county's origins and growth.

Baldwin Community Schools have had to cancel almost half of its first few weeks of classes.

An inmate at North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin has died after contracting COVID-19.The Federal Bureau of Prisons indicated the death on its…

Clarification 5/21: The following story was edited to clarify statements made by GEO Group. A representative from GEO Group says the company has not been…

Update 5/14/20: IPR has learned the inmate hunger strike mentioned in the following story ended on May 13. As several hundred prisoners from California…

Update 5/13/20: The Federal Bureau of Prisons began publishing data about privately-managed federal prisons around May 8. That information can be found…