Prosecutors: State Caseworker Sought Sex From Clients
An Illinois state employee is being held on $70,000 bond, on charges that he solicited sex from the people he was supposed to be helping.
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An Illinois state employee is being held on $70,000 bond, on charges that he solicited sex from the people he was supposed to be helping.
A group of Chicago ministers wants the governor and state lawmakers to come up with more money for the burial of indigents.
The government wants its money. And if you've ever received federally subsidized benefits it's possible you were overpaid.
A letter stating that the state would no longer pay for burial services for the indigent set off a wave of panic among Illinois social workers, but it turns out the letter was a huge mistake.
A psychologist working at a state mental institution in Tinley Park is charged with coercing a patient to perform a sex act on him.
Even as the economy grew and the unemployment rate began to shrink, the number of Illinois households getting food stamps hit record levels in December, showing no signs of an economic recovery, and area food pantries say they've continued to see more people asking for help.
