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At Indian Oaks Academy, Meisha Singleton was attacked by peers, repeatedly bullied and taunted, government records show.

Six boys’ stories: Records tell of violence, drug use at Lawrence Hall

August 18, 2019 at 6:21 p.m.

Lawrence Hall Youth Services promises to provide expert care and close guidance to juvenile state wards with histories of abuse and neglect in its 48-bed residential treatment center in Chicago...

MsWhitney Holt plays with her daughter at her apartment in Elk Grove Village. In one incident at Rock River, Holt recalled, "out of nowhere they came up and attacked me from behind."

We felt caged: Seven stories of Rock River Academy

August 18, 2019 at 6:21 p.m.

In its investigation of Rock River Academy in Rockford, the Tribune examined thousands of pages of confidential juvenile case files and other records but also interviewed 20 former residents for...

Rock River Academy in Rockford is a 59-bed facility for juvenile state wards and girls with behavior problems. Many girls said they came out more damaged than when they went in.

Violence at Rock River Academy: ‘I was getting punched, kicked’

August 18, 2019 at 6:21 p.m.

With her belongings in a backpack, 16-year-old Jessica McQueen described wandering the streets of Rockford, begging for food and money. It was a cold day in October, and she had...

Chicago fugitive extradited from Poland

May 12, 2019 at 10:46 p.m.

Polish authorities have returned a fugitive to Chicago to face reckless homicide charges in a 2004 car crash that killed two people. One of several dozen criminal suspects featured in...

Fugitive picked up in Poland

June 17, 2018 at 10:14 a.m.

A Chicago fugitive was captured in Poland this week, more than seven years after he fled the U.S. while under investigation for allegedly crashing a car and killing two people...

Spencer Principal Shawn Jackson tells eighth-grader Janel Garrett that she is late for class at the West Side school in 2012.

Sweeping reforms suggested to fix CPS truancy crisis

June 14, 2024 at 6:47 p.m.

A state task force formed in response to a Tribune investigation recommended on Thursday sweeping reforms to address absenteeism in Chicago elementary schools, saying the future of the city's children...

New campaign against sex trafficking of children

May 21, 2019 at 10:02 a.m.

State child welfare officials today launched a public awareness campaign to combat the trafficking of youth in prostitution and pornography schemes. "None of us can look the other way," said...

New campaign against sex trafficking of children

August 25, 2021 at 12:06 a.m.

State child welfare officials today launched a public awareness campaign to combat the trafficking of youth in prostitution and pornography schemes. "None of us can look the other way," said...

Fugitive in 1996 fatal DUI case back in custody

June 14, 2024 at 6:47 p.m.

Charged in 1996 with driving drunk and killing a woman, Chicago businessman Kyung Ho Song posted a low bond, liquidated assets worth more than $1 million and slipped out of...

Fugitive in 1996 fatal DUI case back in custody

June 14, 2024 at 6:47 p.m.

Charged in 1996 with driving drunk and killing a woman, Chicago businessman Kyung Ho Song posted a low bond, liquidated assets worth more than $1 million and slipped out of...

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