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A Morton man faces up to 30 years in prison for beating his 18-month-old niece while babysitting her last summer.Kahlus Adams pleaded guilty to three…
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PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A Peoria man convicted of beating and severely burning a 2-year-old girl by putting her into a scalding hot shower to punish her has…
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A nonprofit human service agency in Peoria reintroduced a program that was previously suspended, due to the state budget impasse.The Center for Prevention…
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Department of Children and Family Services Director George Sheldon says he's considering a major change in the way the agency conducts abuse and neglect…
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The two Triebel lion statues outside the Peoria Zoo are now donning blue ribbons in recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month.Several child service…
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A judge sentenced a Granite City man to 24 years in prison for abusing a 7-week-old boy so severely that he broke the child's skull and several…
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A custody battle involving an Illinois woman who's seeking the return of her three children is focusing on the 2003 drowning deaths of her three older…
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"Hands Around the Courthouse" happens today at noon in the Peoria County Courthouse Plaza. April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Youth Services…
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A state audit has found that the Illinois child-welfare agency has slipped in giving timely determinations of whether there's truth in child-abuse and…
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The number of Illinois children dying from abuse and neglect remains high even after the state’s child welfare agency had been involved with the child’s…