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Survivors of childhood abuse in Illinois detention centers file more than 900 lawsuits, exposing decades of alleged systemic failures by state-run institutions.
After a harrowing investigation revealed widespread hospital violations, Illinois lawmakers have passed a bill to enforce care standards for sexual assault survivors.
A yearlong investigation has revealed that Illinois hospitals allowed doctors accused of sexual misconduct to continue practicing while settling lawsuits and refusing to admit wrongdoing. Regulators failed to take swift action, and now new legislation aims to close the gaps that left patients vulnerable.
More than 100 new lawsuits have been filed against Illinois juvenile detention centers, bringing the total to 800, as survivors allege years of systemic sexual abuse and government inaction.
Two Chicago priests, Fathers Henry Kricek and Matthew Foley, are under investigation for alleged sexual abuse of minors. Both have stepped away from ministry pending the outcome of the archdiocese’s investigation.
A lawsuit filed by a Chicago teen accuses Chicago Public Schools of failing to act on warning signs of abuse by a former security guard at Dunbar Vocational Career Academy.
A lawsuit has been filed against two prominent Chicago hospitals, accusing Fabio Ortega, an OB-GYN, of sexually abusing over 300 women, primarily Latina and Spanish-speaking.