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March, 2011
LaKicia Brown camina de manera confidente, pero sus ojos tienen un toque de preocupación. Una educadora veterana con una década de experiencia antes de haber abierto Loren Children's Learning Center en el vecindario de South Shore en 2006, Brown pensó que conocía todos los asuntos que le deberían preocupar.
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March, 2011
Download a briefing sheet on this issue [pdf] For graphics about child sex offenders who are violating the state's residency rule, click here. LaKicia Brown walks with a confident stride, but her eyes are laced with worry. A veteran educator with a decade's experience before she opened the Loren Children's Learning Center in the South Shore neighborhood in 2006, Brown thought she knew all...
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November, 2010
Parada en la puerta principal de su hogar de dos pisos en una calle tranquila y residencial de Oak Park, Kimberly Stevens dio un beso de despedida a cada uno de sus tres niños de adopción temporal en una mañana soleada de abril 2006, diciendo que los vería más tarde. Stevens no sabía que "más tarde" terminaría siendo más de dos años y medio para su hijo y más de tres para sus dos hijas...
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November, 2010
The exact dates of the abuse are just hazy shards of memory, but Maritza will never forget what happened.
Two uncles and one of her father's cousins. The abuse starting when she was just 6 years old. And her saying nothing at the time, or in the years afterward.
That was many years ago.
But now Maritza, whose full name is being withheld to protect her identity, has broken the...
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November, 2010
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November, 2010
Responses vary about how best to reduce the trauma caused to children and families during sexual abuse investigations–"particularly ones facing the disproportionate number of black families.
Raelene Freitag, director of the Children's Research Center in Madison, Wis., advocates an approach called "structured decision-making." The approach acknowledges the tendency of people's brains to make...
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November, 2010
Download a briefing sheet on this issue [pdf] For graphics on child sexual abuse in Cook County, click here Standing at the front door of her two-story home on a quiet, residential Oak Park street, Kimberly Stevens kissed her three foster children goodbye on a sun-drenched April morning in 2006, telling them she would see them later. Stevens did not know that "later" would turn out to...
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September, 2010
Tyrone Washington no está cansado de trabajar. El muchacho delgado de 27 años con trenzas y un bigote grueso ha estado buscando trabajo desde que salió de la cárcel por lo que el cree es la quinta y última vez en 2008.
"Aprendo rápido y soy bueno con las personas," dice Washington, quien tiene cuatro hijos menores de 7 años y un quinto que nacerá en julio. Se mezclan confianza, frustración...
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July, 2010
*Watch a video clip of Vincent Bolton
On a clear afternoon that looks warmer than it feels, Vincent Bolton surveys his potential customers walking up and down 16th Street and proclaims, "It's prime time."
He picks up his black shoulder bag with dozens of recently burned CDs and movies and begins his day. The songs on the CDs are a combination of commercial artists and tracks put together by...
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