Why is it so hard to expunge juvenile records in Cook County?

Feb. 4, 2013
The long-term consequences of juvenile arrests, even for comparatively minor offenses, can make it hard for a young person to get out from under an early and damaging mistake.

A fifth of juvenile arrests are on Chicago school grounds

Jan. 26, 2012
If you look at all Chicago arrests of juveniles in 2010, a fifth occurred on Chicago Public Schools property.

Where juveniles get arrested can matter as much as why in Illinois

Apr. 18, 2011
Every year thousands of kids are arrested in Illinois.