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Lucero Blanco of Chicago desperately called her mother when a man allegedly tried to lure her into his car as she was walking to school last April. She ran to a nearby home seeking safe haven. A suspect was questioned by police but never charged.

New law helps Illinois prosecutors target child predators

June 14, 2024 at 6:49 p.m.

Illinois prosecutors pursuing cases of attempted child abduction may now introduce the defendant's past convictions on similar charges as evidence at trial, under a new state law. For most crimes,...

New law helps Illinois prosecutors target child predators

June 14, 2024 at 6:49 p.m.

Illinois prosecutors pursuing cases of attempted child abduction may now introduce the defendant's past convictions on similar charges as evidence at trial, under a new state law. For most crimes,...

Longtime nursing home operators must face trial, judge rules

November 3, 2021 at 6:35 p.m.

Two longtime nursing home operators must stand trial to face a whistle-blower's allegations that the father and son took kickbacks related to the 2004 sale of a pharmacy company, a...

Longtime nursing home operators must face trial, judge rules

December 24, 2018 at 3:20 a.m.

Two longtime nursing home operators must stand trial to face a whistle-blower's allegations that the father and son took kickbacks related to the 2004 sale of a pharmacy company, a...

Lawmakers vote to lower mandatory school age to 6 from 7

November 3, 2021 at 6:14 p.m.

Illinois children would have to be in school at age 6 instead of 7 starting in September 2014 under a bill that cleared the legislature Thursday in Springfield, giving education...

Lawmakers vote to lower mandatory school age to 6 from 7

December 24, 2018 at 2:16 a.m.

Illinois children would have to be in school at age 6 instead of 7 starting in September 2014 under a bill that cleared the legislature Thursday in Springfield, giving education...

Chicago lags state in efforts to fix city’s truancy crisis

June 18, 2018 at 9:16 p.m.

After months of delay, the state legislature is pushing through significant reforms to address a crisis of absenteeism in Chicago's elementary schools. City education officials, meanwhile, say they are exploring...

Legislators vote to lower school age to 6

November 3, 2021 at 6:14 p.m.

Illinois children would have to be in school at age 6 instead of 7 next year under a bill legislators approved today in Springfield, giving education officials a tool to...

Drastic intervention worked Alejandro Frausto. The 13-year-old's attendance rate at his county alternative school shot up from 9 percent in the fall to 85 percent today

Chicago lags state in efforts to fix city’s truancy crisis

June 14, 2024 at 6:49 p.m.

After months of delay, the state legislature is pushing through significant reforms to address a crisis of absenteeism in Chicago's elementary schools. City education officials, meanwhile, say they are exploring...

Legislators vote to lower school age to 6

December 24, 2018 at 2:15 a.m.

Illinois children would have to be in school at age 6 instead of 7 next year under a bill legislators approved today in Springfield, giving education officials a tool to...

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