By Mary L. Datcher Defender Senior Staff Writer Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC) is home to about 230 youth inmates. The facility was designed to house 500 young detainees while awaiting court to determine their fate. At one point, the county facility held close to 800, but over the last five years, it […]
Over 450 Chicago students received school supply kits from Back 2 School Illinois Tuesday, with an additional 13,500 given to the organization’s community partners. Back…
When you feed a child’s mind, you feed their curiosity for limitless opportunities. Former principal and educator Liz Dozier understands this clearly as she’s tackled…
On Monday, economic power engines – ComEd, Nicor Gas, Peoples Gas have joined forces with 30 construction industry companies and six social service agencies to…
CHICAGO–Today, in celebration of Hadiya Pendleton’s 18th birthday, former classmates will be wearing ‘orange’ in her memory. Today is National Violence Awareness Day. The King…
