CHICAGO (WLS) -- A class action lawsuit was filed Thursday against Walmart for firing Black workers with criminal records.

A criminal record is more than a blemish—it is often a long-term pay cut that can cast a shadow over someone’s entire career. 1 New research and decades of audit studies show that, on average ...

The Invisible Institute and ProPublica reviewed over 300 complaints accusing Chicago officers of sexual assault and misconduct. Time and time again, the police department downplayed or ignored ...

CNN anchor Jake Tapper fact-checked Trump Attorney General Pam Bondi, aide Stephen Miller, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio after they took turns on Monday defending the indefinite imprisonment ...

Governor Maura Healey’s new policy requiring additional criminal background checks of all adults in the state’s family shelter system has one striking catch: It would not evict anyone who has ...

Healey says she ordered criminal background checks on all shelter residents ‘last spring,’ but they weren’t done By Matt Stout and Samantha J. Gross Globe Staff, Updated January 10, 2025, 4: ...

American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 108, No. 5 (March 2003), pp. 937-975 (39 pages) Below I discuss some of the limitations of the audit methodology and ways in which findings from an experimental ...

NBC 5 Responds finds background check websites often fail to locate criminal records We ran background checks on seven Chicago men who were convicted of serious crimes. In several cases, the paid ...

You can be a relative, or what is called "fictive kin" -- a family friend -- and bypass the licensing process. But caregivers still need DCFS approval and a criminal background check.

Initially, the deadline to apply for the Chicago relief checks was December 9. Last week, the Department of Family and Support Services extended the deadline to December 31.