Friday, September 11, 2026

Confidential Hotline

Category: Chicago

CPS Ordered to Overhaul Sexual Violence Policies After Scathing Federal Review

One of the most comprehensive investigations undertaken by federal authorities revealed widespread violations in the way Chicago Public Schools handles and investigates sexual violence cases. “The findings were deeply disturbing,” one federal education official said. “We cannot permit this to recur in Chicago or anywhere else.”
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WTTW News

Former Chicago school employee charged with child sexual assault, grooming

A Chicago man accused of multiple child sex-related offenses has pleaded not guilty to one of the charges stemming from an ongoing criminal case.
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FOX 32 Chicago

CPS counselor charged with sex crimes involving two former students

A Chicago Public Schools counselor who described himself as being committed to helping people recover from trauma is now accused of grooming two students, sexually assaulting one of them, and soliciting their sexually explicit images.
By
Tim Hecke

Chicago Teachers Union political director running for school board president

Chicago Teachers Union political director Hilario Dominguez announced he is running for Chicago school board president, joining a crowded field.
By
Kate Armanini

Man facing sexual abuse charges after topless photo scam

A Chicago man is facing multiple charges for several bizarre and disturbing allegations, accused of posing as an art student and asking women to pose topless for a school project, and sexually abusing some of those women.
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CBS Chicago

Former worker at Chicago center for foster kids found guilty of sexual assault

A former stand-out college football star with a criminal history has been convicted of sexually abusing foster children who were in the care of a Chicago facility at the center of a massive investigation.
By
Megan De Mar

Woman sexually assaulted at Northeastern Illinois University student housing, Chicago police say

Chicago police are investigating a sexual assault at Northeastern Illinois University student housing.
By
ABC7 Chicago Digital Team

Some question if Chicago school should be renamed after César Chavez sex abuse allegations

Allegations of sexual abuse against civil rights and farm labor icon César Chavez are reverberating through Chicago's Latino community.
By
Craig Wall

Chicago schools, parks consider renaming César Chavez monuments after bombshell sexual abuse allegations

The reaction to the César Chavez allegations was swift as leaders across the country, including CPS, began talking about changing institutions named in his honor.
By
Rebecca Johnson,Laura Turbay,Hope Moses

Chicago’s Cesar E. Chavez Academic Center to Consider Name Change After Sexual Abuse Accusations Against Labor Icon

A CPS spokesperson said school leaders have started soliciting feedback from its school community on the decision to consider a school name change after multiple allegations of abuse came to light against the former president of The United Farm Workers union.
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WTTW News

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