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Baby allegedly killed by father bore scars of past abuse: Fractures to arm and ribs, bite mark, abrasions in shape of shoe on his chest, prosecutors say

January 13, 2020 at 11:11 a.m.

A Chicago man charged with fatally beating his 9-month-old son told authorities that he hit the boy and pushed his face into a blanket because he wouldn't stop crying, prosecutors...

United Methodist Church Bishop Sally Dyck, who oversees 370 churches in the northern third of the state, is seen in her office on West Washington Street in Chicago on Jan. 3, 2020.

United Methodist churches that oppose gay marriage and clergy will break away, form new religious group: ‘We came to an impasse that can’t be bridged’

January 6, 2020 at 3:19 p.m.

The United Methodist Church — one of the largest religious denominations in the United States — announced Friday that it is expected to split up over long-standing disagreements about LGBTQ...

The gravesite of Bridget Prate at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Cemetery in Palatine. She was pronounced dead after a car crash in 2011. Now her husband, who was driving, stands accused of killing his girlfriend.

Police raised questions about a suburban woman’s death in a 2011 car crash. Now her husband, who was driving, has been charged with murdering his girlfriend in Schaumburg.

December 10, 2019 at 2:21 p.m.

When Anthony Prate arrived home and heard his wife talking to another man inside, he suspected the two were having an affair and plotting to kill him. That's what the...

‘She stabbed me with a knife, and I stabbed her back,’ suburban eye doctor charged in girlfriend’s death says in 911 call

December 7, 2019 at 12:05 a.m.

Anthony Prate stood outside his girlfriend's home in the middle of the night and called for an ambulance. "My girlfriend and I had a fight," he explained to the 911...

Murder charge against eye doctor in girlfriend’s stabbing in Schaumburg prompts police to renew look at crash that killed his wife in 2011

July 5, 2022 at 9:24 a.m.

The suburban eye doctor charged with murder in his girlfriend's stabbing death has been ordered to be held without bond because a judge said the "presumption of his guilt is...

Staff members work the child abuse hotline operated by the Department of Children and Family Services in Springfield in July 2019.

Fixing Illinois’ troubled child abuse hotline must be a top priority at DCFS, new report says

November 21, 2019 at 7:10 p.m.

A long-awaited review of the state's troubled child abuse hotline has found the 24-hour call center needs to hire more staff, revamp its online reporting system and overhaul other procedures...

Pat Ewert, left, and Vernita Gray were the first same-sex couple to be married in Illinois after receiving permission from a judge to wed before the law went into effect, because of Gray's serious illness. She has since died.

Same-sex marriage became legal 6 years ago in Illinois. Since then, nearly 15,000 gay couples have wed in Cook County.

November 19, 2019 at 5:56 p.m.

Nearly 15,000 same-sex couples have tied the knot in Cook County, a milestone that advocates and elected officials celebrated Tuesday to mark the six-year anniversary of marriage equality in Illinois....

The State of Illinois Department of Children and Family Services office in Chicago on March 22, 2019.

Foster children in Illinois were being driven in handcuffs and leg shackles. After complaints, DCFS is banning the practice.

November 14, 2019 at 7:13 p.m.

A week after the state's child welfare agency confirmed two teenagers in foster care were handcuffed and placed in leg shackles while being driven, the agency said restraints have been...

Molly Hamilton plays with two of her three foster children in her Berwyn home on Oct. 30, 2019.

Foster kids in Illinois can wait months to see a child psychiatrist. Will switch to managed care cause ‘chaotic disruption’?

November 12, 2019 at 12:00 a.m.

Molly Hamilton wanted to find a new psychiatrist for her foster child, but the process wasn't all that simple. She needed a doctor who accepted Medicaid — a requirement for...

2 teens in DCFS care were shackled and handcuffed during drive from a youth shelter: ‘Totally unacceptable,’ agency says

November 8, 2019 at 4:46 p.m.

Illinois' child welfare agency is investigating why two teenagers in its custody were handcuffed and shackled at their feet while being driven from one youth shelter to another living arrangement,...

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