WATCH: Chicago This Week — Episode 3

Text by Damita Menezes Medill Reports On the latest episode of “Chicago This Week,” Medill reporters cover the huge crowd of Chicago teens causing damage and destruction downtown, the shooting in Evanston, the NBA playoffs starting and more. This episode will air on Chicago Access Network Television (CAN-TV) Channel 21 on Friday, April 21. “Chicago […]

Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center gets $1 million during awareness month

CCAC CEO Char Rivette has one nail painted blue to bring awareness to the statistic that 1 in 10 children will experience sexual abuse before they turn 18. (Damita Menezes/MEDILL)

By Damita Menezes Medill Reports The Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center (ChicagoCAC), a nonprofit organization that provides mental health and investigative services to child abuse victims, will receive $1 million in congressionally directed spending for building renovation. “Child abuse is a chronic public health issue. Year after year, hundreds of thousands of children across the country […]