North suburban are wary of potential federal funding cuts in infrastructure, public health, domestic violence and more.

Shaniqua Kinnard was granted a protective order last year after accusing Jarve Toms-Dixon of tormenting and attacking her ...

At least 28 people have been shot, six fatally, in gun violence across Chicago so far this weekend, police said.

Advocates stress that members of the LGBTQ+ community experience domestic violence at rates comparable to the cisgender community, yet face unique challenges in discussing and addressing the issue.

CHICAGO -- Illinois has one of the nation’s worst problems with child sex abuse at juvenile detention centers, attorneys ...

The murder of 11-year-old Jayden Perkins has become an example of how domestic violence victims and their families are left vulnerable by the justice system.

Sexual abuse allegations have been made against a Chicago priest who served eight Chicago and suburban parishes over the past five decades.

Irish women's org received highest level of domestic abuse disclosures in 50-year history Women's Aid Ireland saw a 17% increase in disclosures of domestic abuse and a 12% increase in contacts by ...

Chicago and the surrounding area became not just a getaway — it became a place where our love didn’t need armor, a gay Alabama man writes about his and his husband's experience.

A law firm said it launched a civil investigation into the death of an officer with the Chicago Police Department.

A former Chicago Public Schools administrator has been found guilty of sexually abusing a former student.