Mackenzi Felmlee was found bruised and struggling to breathe at the bottom of the basement stairs in a Illinois foster home.

Mackenzi Felmlee fell through the safety net of doctors, judges, lawyers, social workers, teachers, child welfare ...

Anne Pramaggiore led the state’s largest utility for six years. On Monday a judge sentenced her to two years for helping lead ...

Residents in the area of the 1100 block of N. Illinois Street and E. Leafland Avenue called 911 after hearing a burst of ...

Another 107 people filed complaints Tuesday against the state for allegedly allowing rampant sexual abuse in Illinois ...

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

Another 107 people filed complaints Tuesday against the state for allegedly allowing rampant sexual abuse in Illinois ...

Illinois has one of the nation’s worst problems with child sex abuse at juvenile detention centers. That's according to ...

After a scathing report exposed rampant abuse in Texas youth lockups, lawmakers are considering moving more kids to adult prisons and restricting visits from advocates who helped expose the ...

Overall, more than 800 people have alleged sexual abuse at youth facilities in lawsuits filed since May.

CHICAGO — Marcus Walker said the sexual abuse he experienced two decades ago as a teenager at an Illinois youth detention facility has haunted his life. After a staff member gave him drugs and ...