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22 sty 2024 · CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new report from Shared Hope International has given Illinois an "F" grade for its handling of child sex and human trafficking. The organization said while the state has...
12 sty 2024 · From high profile cities in the United States to remote locations around the world, human trafficking is a relatively silent epidemic that impacts communities everywhere. For this reason, OUR Rescue (formerly Operation Underground Railroad) operates internationally in five regions.
24 paź 2023 · CHICAGO (WLS) -- There was an update Monday on human trafficking in Cook County. The Cook County Sheriff's Office said that just during a two-week period this month 10 people were charged.
27 wrz 2021 · CHICAGO – Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot today launched the City’s first-ever citywide strategic plan to address gender-based violence (GBV) and human trafficking. The work to build this plan began in February 2021 when Mayor Lightfoot launched the GBV Advisory Council.
1 cze 2012 · According to the Center for Impact Research, in metropolitan Chicago, 16,000 to 25,000 women and girls are involved in commercial sex trade annually, with one-third of them first getting involved in prostitution by the age of 15, and 62 percent by the age of 18.
3 paź 2024 · (The Center Square) – Federal authorities have announced prison sentences in two human trafficking cases in Chicago’s suburbs, but an anti-trafficking group said Illinois has a long way to go in the areas of prevention and response to victims.
20 lip 2023 · At least five people have been arrested and are facing charges of human trafficking and promoting prostitution after allegedly smuggling women from South America and into the United States for...
