The number of former juvenile inmates who allege they were sexually abused at the hands of staff at juvenile detention ...

CHICAGO -- Illinois has one of the nation’s worst problems with child sex abuse at juvenile detention centers, attorneys ...

A new batch of complaints filed Tuesday include 107 new cases of alleged sexual abuse at Illinois Youth Centers and the Cook ...

The office building at 100 North Western Avenue shown Monday, May 6, 2024, in Chicago, where an office of the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice is located. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) ...

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services can delay reports for years. The Illinois DCFS says it can withhold ...

Nearly 1,000 lawsuits were filed alleging sexual abuse by staffers at Illinois and Cook County juvenile detention centers.

Another 107 people filed complaints Tuesday against the state for allegedly allowing rampant sexual abuse in Illinois ...

Nearly 1,000 lawsuits were filed alleging sexual abuse by staffers at Illinois and Cook County juvenile detention centers.

Do we just need more space or less detention? Different views on the way forward as police and justice activists seek solutions.

CHICAGO (AP) — Child sexual abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers was pervasive and systemic for decades, according to disturbing accounts in a lawsuit filed Monday by 95 men and women ...

The office building at 100 North Western Avenue shown Monday, May 6, 2024, in Chicago, where an office of the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice is located.