Lawsuit filed in Illinois Court of Claims over assaults at DCFS-linked facility on South Side

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Original Load Date June 18, 2026, 7 p.m.
Last Updated June 18, 2026, 7 p.m.
Original URL https://abc7chicago.com/post/lawsuit-filed-illinois-court-claims-assaults-bronzeville-facility-linked-department-children-family-services/19324940/

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Attorneys representing a woman who was sexually assaulted as a teenager at a now-closed, state-supervised residential facility on Chicago's South Side have filed a new legal complaint in the Illinois Court of Claims. The filing expands on a lawsuit brought three weeks ago. The com...