The Latest Breaking News from CPS

Report into handling of rape cases finds ‘explicit victim blaming’ and disbelief

Some police officers believed most rape reports are instances of ‘regretful sex’, according to a report on findings from Operation Soteria.

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022

Government claims 'significant progress' has been made on rape response

Increases have been made in police referrals, charges, convictions and cases reaching court, although there has also been a rise in the case backlog

Wales Online · Dec 15, 2022

City Council approves $8 million TIF funds for Near South Side high school

Housing advocates and residents are angry at the plan to build the school on land that was slated for public housing. Some say the school shouldn’t be built until the district fully analyzes how it would affect nearby historically Black schools.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 15, 2022

As Chicago schools go, so goes the city. Let’s hope there’s a fix for CPS finances

As a former educator, I wonder about these things: If CPS is forced to close schools and lay off employees, will that cause a decline in the quality-of-life, force families and businesses to leave and the city to decline?

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 11, 2022

Doctors Discovered a Baby's Minor Injury. Then Massachusetts DCF Seized Him in the Middle of the Night.

State actors are increasingly willing to seize children even with little evidence of child abuse.

Reason · Dec 9, 2022

Ex-NYPD officer sobs as he is sentenced to life for murder of eight-year-old son who froze to death in garage

On Thursday, Suffolk County Judge William Condon sentenced Valva to life with the possibility of parole after 25 years served

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022

Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez gets $10,200 raise

The 3% raise bumps Martinez to a $350,200 salary that ranks near the top of the city’s payroll.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 8, 2022

CPS: Mom Can't Let Her 3 Kids—Ages 6, 8, and 9—Play Outside by Themselves

Pearisburg, Virginia, social services says kids must be watched—at all times—until they turn 13.

Reason · Dec 8, 2022

Comedian Shaparak Khorsandi reveals she was sexually assaulted

Comedian Shaparak Khorsandi has spoken publicly for the first time about being sexually assaulted by a man in public.

Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2022

Key events following the death of Harry Dunn

Anne Sacoolas avoided jail at the Old Bailey on Thursday.

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022