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CHICAGO -- Solitary confinement of juveniles held by the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice is banned under a new Department policy recently approved by
CHICAGO -- Sending a strong signal in support of the fundamental notion that all women deserve equal access to healthcare, including abortion care, the members of the Cook County Board today approved a resolution calling for access to abortion coverage for low-income women.
CHICAGO – Chicago police are now among the nation’s leaders in the use of the controversial “stop-and-frisk” practice, replacing New York City which had been notorious for the technique.
SPRINGFIELD – Budget cuts to the Department of Children and Family Services proposed by Governor Bruce Rauner in his budget message violate a long-standing federal consent decree and will be challenged.