New lawsuits surrounding sex abuse at Illinois juvenile facilities include more than 130 people, with allegations dating back to the 90s.

Housing and shelter, utility assistance, access to food and employment and income assistance were the most common needs for residents, according to 211 Metro Chicago program leaders.

More than 130 people allege they were sexually abused as children while in custody at youth detention centers in Illinois.

In the first major union drive to reach the office in decades, a group of assistant state’s attorneys have asked the office to voluntarily recognize a bargaining unit that would represent hundreds of ...

More people are coming forward with allegations of sexual abuse inside Illinois' juvenile detention system, adding to hundreds of lawsuits already filed.

Illinois companies announced 2,342 mass layoffs in January 2025, according to state reports. More than 9-in-10 job cuts ...

Dozens more victims have come forward claiming they were sexually assaulted while in juvenile correction centers run by the ...

Attorney with Levy Konigsberg, Jerome Block says he’s now filed lawsuits on behalf of 800 men and women who were sexually ...

G.H. Merritt explains that under the U.S. Constitution, you need approval from both the state legislature and Congress for ...

Cook County State's Attorney Eileen Burke proposes Illinois first-time offenders participate in a program which will lead to ...

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District and Forest Preserves of Cook County are partnering in a flood relief study that could bring a new reservoir.