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Every 15 seconds, five people are abused by an intimate partner. That’s a staggering number of 40 people who have been abused in just a two-minute time period. This is the reality that CEO of the Center for Prevention of Abuse Carol Merna wants people to be aware of, and she says this is exactly why the center was founded nearly 50 years ago.
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Former Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has reduced the 75-year prison sentence for a central Illinois man convicted in 1996 of fatally shooting his…
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Chicago Public Schools is launching a new department to respond to sex abuse allegations in an effort to reassure parents about their children's safety at…
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An investigation has found that despite Illinois officials' promise to reform troubled group homes for disabled adults, allegations of abuse and neglect…
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A 2020 jury trial date has been set for a transgender inmate suing Illinois Department of Corrections officials for alleged abuses.26-year-old Deon…
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Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed legislation to change the climate for women in Illinois prisons.The measure Rauner signed at the Logan Correctional Center in…
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Lawyers for a transgender woman say Illinois' Department of Corrections has agreed to move her from her current male prison where she says she's suffered…
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A report finds that incidents of alleged abuse and neglect of residents under the care of the Illinois Department of Human Services have increased by half…
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The Center for Prevention of Abuse is expanding its services to address the specific needs of victims of human trafficking.It’s part of a three-year,…
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The Illinois attorney general has issued guidance for law enforcement agencies in the state on a law to improve response to sexual assault and abuse. Lisa…