Northwestern University Finalizing Settlement Over Football Hazing Scandal April 10, 2025 By Sophia Tareen Former Northwestern University football players are finalizing an agreement with the school to settle lawsuits alleging hazing and abuse that...
Over 800 File Complaints of Sexual Abuse in Illinois Youth Facilities February 13, 2025 By Sophia Tareen Marcus Walker said the sexual abuse he experienced two decades ago as a teenager at an Illinois youth detention facility...
Hundreds Sue Over Alleged Sexual Abuse at Illinois Juvenile Detention Centers September 25, 2024 By Sophia Tareen CHICAGO (AP) — More than 200 men and women were sexually abused as children while in custody at juvenile detention...
Lawsuits Detail Decades of Sexual Abuse at Chicago Youth Detention Center July 25, 2024 By Sophia Tareen CHICAGO (AP) — Temarkus Washington says the sexual abuse he experienced as a teenager at a troubled Chicago youth detention...
Survivors of Alleged Abuse in Illinois Youth Detention Facilities Speak Out May 10, 2024 By Sophia Tareen CHICAGO (AP) — Three men who say they were sexually abused as children while incarcerated at Illinois juvenile detention centers...
Lawsuit Alleges Decades of Child Sexual Abuse at Illinois Juvenile Detention Centers May 8, 2024 By Sophia Tareen CHICAGO (AP) — Child sexual abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers was pervasive and systemic for decades, according to disturbing...
Family of Chicago Man Killed in Police Shooting Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit April 30, 2024 By Sophia Tareen CHICAGO (AP) — The family of a Chicago man killed when plainclothes police officers fired their guns nearly 100 times...
Migrant Farm Workers from Texas Allege Pesticide Exposure in Illinois December 7, 2020 By Sophia Tareen More than two dozen migrant workers from Texas allege they were sprayed with toxic pesticides while working in Illinois cornfields,...
Illinois Sues E-Cigarette Maker Juice Man September 14, 2020 By Sophia Tareen The Illinois attorney general files suit against e-cigarette maker Juice Man on Sept. 10, alleging deceptive marketing practices aimed at...
Texas Governor: State Oversight Not to Blame for West Blast April 24, 2013 By Paul J. Weber and Sophia Tareen Gov. Rick Perry said that spending more state money on inspections would not have prevented the deadly explosion at the...