Chicago Soul Café in Woodlawn provides training for those returning after incarceration
Chicago Soul Café opened Monday at 6248 S. St. Lawrence Ave.
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Chicago Soul Café opened Monday at 6248 S. St. Lawrence Ave.
The Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice is facing new allegations from dozens of men and women who said they were abused as children when they were incarcerated. Nearly 200 have come forward to sue the state agency that operates Illinois Youth Centers, many of which operate around Chicago.
Monarch numbers have been declining for decades and could end up on the endangered species list, which caught the eye of the county sheriff.
"When they serve their time, we have to give them a pathway to stay home."
A felon in Illinois can't even host a game of bingo. That's just one of the laws on the state's books that affect people leaving prison. A Chicago researcher is looking for solutions to the ways society cares for convicts. CBS 2's Lauren Victory told us about how his big project just got a huge boost.
