When Illinois shuttered the century-old maximum security facility last year, nearly four of every five inmates went to less-secure sites.

The Old Joliet Prison, as it’s known locally, is offering public tours. But the prison outside Chicago is not the Alcatraz of the Midwest. It hasn’t been spruced up with exhibits and an audio ...

The season is set in the fictional Fox River State Penitentiary near Chicago but was actually filmed at the historical Joliet ...

The museum's gift store also carries several T-shirts and sweatshirts featuring the Blues Brothers and the Old Joliet Prison, as well as Route 66 and First 100 Miles of Route 66 memorabilia.