youth Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/youth/ Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Fri, 02 Aug 2019 17:07:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png youth Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/youth/ 32 32 163009088 Lawsuit: Chicago cops pointed guns at children during illegal raids https://www.chicagoreporter.com/lawsuit-chicago-cops-pointed-guns-at-children-during-illegal-raids/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/lawsuit-chicago-cops-pointed-guns-at-children-during-illegal-raids/#respond Fri, 19 Jul 2019 22:18:39 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=3672920 Inspector General Joe Ferguson is launching an investigation on how police execute search warrants, specifically in raids where children are present at the residence.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/lawsuit-chicago-cops-pointed-guns-at-children-during-illegal-raids/feed/ 0 3672920 Report: Doctors at Illinois youth prison gave kids antipsychotic medication for common behavioral problems https://www.chicagoreporter.com/report-doctors-at-illinois-prison-gave-kids-antipsychotic-medication-for-common-behavioral-problems/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/report-doctors-at-illinois-prison-gave-kids-antipsychotic-medication-for-common-behavioral-problems/#respond Tue, 04 Dec 2018 12:00:07 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=2693908 Juveniles with conduct disorder and ADHD were prescribed Seroquel, a powerful antipsychotic drug that causes sedation and weight gain and has a high potential for abuse.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/report-doctors-at-illinois-prison-gave-kids-antipsychotic-medication-for-common-behavioral-problems/feed/ 0 2693908 Solitary confinement of juveniles on the rise in Cook County https://www.chicagoreporter.com/solitary-confinement-of-juveniles-on-the-rise-in-cook-county/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/solitary-confinement-of-juveniles-on-the-rise-in-cook-county/#comments Tue, 01 May 2018 21:01:30 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=2037670 As other cities and states have moved to ban using solitary confinement as punishment for teens, the practice has increased at one of the largest juvenile jails in the country.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/solitary-confinement-of-juveniles-on-the-rise-in-cook-county/feed/ 2 2037670 Summer scandals show little has changed in Emanuel’s Chicago https://www.chicagoreporter.com/summer-scandals-show-little-has-changed-in-emanuels-chicago/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/summer-scandals-show-little-has-changed-in-emanuels-chicago/#comments Thu, 27 Jul 2017 15:47:19 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=1368752 Racist emails, patronage, questionable TIF spending, school funding shortfalls, violence and youth joblessness signal how the mayor is failing to move the city forward.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/summer-scandals-show-little-has-changed-in-emanuels-chicago/feed/ 1 1368752 Just 1 percent of Cook County foster children get special advocates https://www.chicagoreporter.com/less-than-1-percent-of-cook-county-foster-children-get-special-advocates/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/less-than-1-percent-of-cook-county-foster-children-get-special-advocates/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2016 14:25:49 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=413339 Of thousands of abuse and neglect cases in the child welfare system, few get much-needed adult support from the Court Appointed Special Advocates program, known as CASA.

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