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 ...

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

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.

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 ...