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At a City Council committee hearing Monday, prosecutors and domestic violence experts plan to campaign for hair stylists, cosmetologists, and nail technicians to go through mandatory training to spot signs of abuse, and help victims.
Illinois State Comptroller urged Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic leaders in the General Assembly to resolve their difference over the still-stalled state budget, as she tried to call attention to domestic violence programs that have been suffering without state funding.
Victims are finding it harder than ever to get help now in Illinois, CBS 2's Jim Williams reports.
Victims of campus sex assaults in Illinois would have confidential university advisers to help guide them through the legal and medical systems under a legislative proposal that has passed the state House.
According to the White House, Thursday's talk is expected to highlight the "It's on Us" campaign President Obama kicked off last year. The president's initiative began as sexual assaults on college campuses became a frequent topic of news coverage.
CBS 2's Brad Edwards spoke with one abuse victim's advocate outraged by the signing.
A Lincoln Square bar owner was apologizing after one of his bartenders posted a sign supporting domestic violence, creating an uproar on social media.
Kenosha police say a male suspect is in custody and being treated for smoke inhalation following the Tuesday evening incident. Police responded to a domestic violence report at the home Tuesday and found the infant with unspecified injuries. The child died at a hospital.
It can't get worse for Chicago, so what's the worst that can happen with Brandon Marshall speaking up?
"I made a mistake," Jerry Angelo says. "I was human."
A video has been launched in honor of a Northwest Indiana teenager who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend, and as a way to get the message of teen dating violence out.
The state has chipped in some funding, and the city has donated the land to open the first new domestic violence shelter in Chicago in a decade.
It's your reminder that the NFL's breast cancer awareness campaign is a lie.
Marshall's press conference missed the mark Thursday, writes Tim Baffoe.
CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker reports some women feel it's about time.
The latest scrimmage in the race for governor finds the two major candidates dealing with the issue of domestic violence in the National Football League, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
Keep the faith, but be ready to acknowledge the end could be near for the Bears.
It seems we've jumped into the pool of relativism since we got wind of Josh Gordon's season-long suspension for marijuana use. You have the indignant faction that can't believe someone who smokes weed gets a year while Ray Rice skates with a two-game suspension
There are now stiffer penalties for all sorts of off-the-field incidents.
Silence can be golden sometimes.
Hope Solo allegedly attacked her sister and nephew, while everyone is shocked it's probably something we should have seen coming.
