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2018年2月23日 星期五

Abuse in group homes at record high | Pritzker's record on women | Rauner sips chocolate milk

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February 23, 2018

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Complaints of neglect, abuse in group homes for disabled adults reach record high

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Despite Illinois' promise to reform troubled group homes for disabled adults, allegations of abuse and neglect have risen, staffing levels have fallen and state oversight has been sluggish, the Tribune has found. An update on our "Suffering in Secret" series.

Little Village man brutally killed 2-year-old son because toddler was keeping him awake, police say

The father of a 2-year-old boy will face charges for cutting his neck to near decapitation because the toddler was making too much noise, police said Friday.

Pritzker's rhetoric doesn't match reality on promoting women at his investment firm

J.B. Pritzker's track record for hiring and promoting women at his investment firm has not always matched his rhetoric.

Republican attorney general candidate Erika Harold says GOP official used N-word, asked if she was a 'lesbo'

Illinois attorney general candidate Erika Harold says DuPage County official and fellow Republican Burt Minor used the N-word in front of her and asked if she was a "lesbo" after Harold told him she was not married.

'Dramatic increase' in release of accused gun offenders has overwhelmed electronic monitoring program, sheriff says

Sheriff Tom Dart says hundreds more accused gun offenders have been released from Cook County Jail on electronic bracelets in recent months as a result of attempts at bond reform, raising public safety concerns.

Missouri governor charged with felony invasion of privacy stemming from affair linked to blackmail plot

A St. Louis grand jury has indicted Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens on a felony invasion of privacy charge related to the Republican's affair with his hairdresser in 2015.

As Obama Presidential Center comes closer to reality, tensions on race and class surface

Plans to build the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago's Jackson Park have sparked a complicated conversation about race, class and power on the South Side.

Gov. Rauner drinks chocolate milk to demonstrate his commitment to diversity

"It's really, really good," the governor said as he drank chocolate milk poured for him by a Hyatt Hotels diversity executive. "Diversity!"

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