If the allegations against the mayor of downstate Eldorado, Illinois are true, they paint a picture of systemic abuse of ...

Chicago schoolchildren will see significantly fewer crossing guards on their way to class this fall, prompting concerns from ...

There are two public reports that mention Mackenzi’s death — the DCFS Office of the Inspector General Annual Report to the ...

Do we just need more space or less detention? Different views on the way forward as police and justice activists seek solutions.

A Lee County judge has filed a written statement explaining his July 7 decision to allow the pretrial release of a Dixon man accused of disseminating images and videos of child sexual abuse. Heath A.

Again and again the same scene plays across our state: A child dies in the custody of a guardian. The investigation reveals the child was living in an unsafe home ...

A closed bedroom door protected a 5-year-old boy from toxic smoke while firefighters worked to rescue him.

Illinois lawmakers were hoping to pass a bill to put more guardrails on homeschooling after cases of child abuse and neglect cases became public. But homeschool families and advocates pushed back ...

Michigan's child welfare system has been under federal oversight since 2008, as the result of a class-action lawsuit.

A 14-year-old girl went on to stab Nimroy Hendricks to death after safety issues were raised.

From air conditioners to power banks, several Costco-sold products were just recalled due to serious safety concerns.

At the Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland, visitors this summer are seeing shuttered lifeguard towers and signs warning that no lifeguards are on duty.