#metoo study reveals most US women and men have faced sexual harassment & assault
The study, released by non-profit organization Stop Street Harassment (SSH) and Raliance, a collaborative committed to ending sexual violence, surveyed…
New Study Says 94 Percent of Women in Entertainment Experience Sexual Assault, Harassment
Ninety-four percent of women working in entertainment have experienced some form of sexual harassment or assault during their careers, according…
U.S. roadways aren’t getting any safer
The National Safety Council said Thursday traffic-related fatalities hit 40,100 last year, the second year in a row the 40,000…
Traffic Related Deaths on the Rise in Chicago
Chicago Department of Transportation commissioner Rebekah Scheinfeld announced Chicago on-street traffic death numbers for 2017, based on preliminary crash data…
Illinois Name Change Legislation May Give Domestic Abuse Survivors Added Protections
Current law says a name change must be published in a local newspaper, but the new measure would allow someone…
More than 60 women have filed sexual harassment complaints against IHOP, Applebee’s restaurants
Those complaints were just a few of the nearly 7,000 sexual harassment reports against employers that were reviewed in 2017…
Hospitality and domestic workers suffer staggering rates of sexual harassment and assault
Chicago passed a law in October that, among other things, mandates employers provide a panic button that hotel workers can…
House passes major sexual harassment reform bill
The bipartisan legislation, which would prohibit the accused from using taxpayer dollars for sexual harassment settlements and give victims more…
Police publicly apologize to victim nearly 14 years after brushing off her complaint of being sexually assaulted by former Olympic doctor
Nearly 14 years after she reported being sexually assaulted by former Olympic team doctor Larry Nassar, Brianne Randall-Gay heard words…
Former USA Gymnastics Doctor Larry Nassar Has ‘Over 265 Identified Victims’
Over 265 young girls and women have accused former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University team doctor Larry Nassar of…