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

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

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 ...

A lawsuit alleges that child sexual abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers was pervasive and systemic for decades.

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.

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

The state is backing out of its 10-year, $4 billion contract with Wexford Health Sources, but the new contractor has its own ...

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. Child sexual abuse at Illinois ...