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 ...

Mackenzi Felmlee died after she was found struggling to breathe, bruised and dehydrated at the bottom of the basement stairs in a Fairview Heights foster home. Four years later, the Illinois ...

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

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

Dozens more former youth inmates are suing over alleged sexual abuse they endured at Illinois detention centers.

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.

More than 900 cases have now been filed arising from child sexual abuse at State-operated Illinois Youth Centers and the Cook ...

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

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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 ...