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

Mackenzi Felmlee fell through the safety net of doctors, judges, lawyers, social workers, teachers, child welfare ...

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

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

Attorneys on Wednesday announced that 107 additional names have been added to a class-action lawsuit alleging abuse in ...

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

Officials with The Department of Juvenile Justice declined to comment citing pending litigation. An Illinois Department of Corrections spokeswoman didn’t return a message seeking comment.

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

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Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI director James Comey and a seasoned federal prosecutor, has been fired by the Justice ...

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