Rape crisis are facing funding crisis, ask for state's help 02:46. CHICAGO (CBS) -- Advocates who work with sexual assault survivors describe their current situation as the biggest funding crisis ...

Chicago’s only 24-hour rape crisis hot line may have to scale back its hours because of federal funding cuts that are forcing support agencies for victims of sexual assault to reduce staff and ...

Employees at the state’s 31 rape crisis centers are struggling under the weight of crushing workloads — pressures that intensified in recent months, advocates say, after a key source of ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Members of the Guardian Angels crime-fighting patrol passed out leaflets in search of the man who sexually assaulted and robbed a woman waiting for a bus. Some approached by the ...

The organization’s 24-hour help line is at 773-334-4663 or 800-717-0757. Texts can be sent to 773-899-1041, and email sent to [email protected]. Chicago ... Chicago Rape Crisis Hotline ...

In Chicago, as in Delhi, as—where not?—getting around comes with a special edge if you happen to be female. A recent gang rape on a Delhi bus has spurred the “rape crisis” protests and ...

CHICAGO — Calls to rape crisis hotlines surged this week as Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testified that U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they both were in high ...

In Illinois, 21,198 survivors received services at rape crisis centers between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022, according to ICASA. The greater Chicago area’s six crisis centers provided ...

Chicago-area agencies saw a jump in phone calls seeking help after testimonies by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Calls to rape crisis hotlines increasing ...

Illinois has 33 rape crisis centers, and they've lost one-quarter of their state funding over the last four years as the government grapples with mounting debts. They're getting $4.6 million this ...

Many survivors struggle with this first step, said Barbara McCormick-Somerville, manager of YWCA Metropolitan Chicago South Suburban Center. "They don't know anyone will believe (them)," she said ...

The burnout that has hit so many in her line of work came for Phyllis Lubel last fall. She had just finished a particularly grueling 16-month stretch in which she logged close to 300 hours inside Lake ...