Woman Sexually Assaulted On Red Line Train
The incident occurred around 11 p.m. June 16 on a train near the Wilson stop in the 4600 block of North Broadway.
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The incident occurred around 11 p.m. June 16 on a train near the Wilson stop in the 4600 block of North Broadway.
Police are searching for a man who sexually assaulted and robbed a woman Friday afternoon in the Calumet Heights neighborhood.
About 4:30 p.m., a male followed the girl into an elevator in her building, located in the 6300 block of South Calumet Avenue, according to an alert from area detectives. He then pulled the girl into a stairwell and sexually assaulted her, police said. Her exact age was not disclosed.
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Police have a suspect in custody following an attempted sexual assault on the CTA Red Line.
A man allegedly tried to sexually assault a woman on the Red Line train early Sunday morning, reports WBBM's Mariam Sobh.
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Johnson said the position was temporary, but when the chief homelessness officer was first appointed, she told CBS News Chicago that her role was funded for three years, not two.
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Two more women have filed lawsuits against Massage Envy, accusing the company of failing to protect them against sexual assaults by two of their therapists.
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