Human Trafficking in Lake County, Illinois: Demographics and Statistics   In early 2020 the Lake County Sheriff's Office announced fourteen arrests as the result of a multi-day human trafficking crackdown...

As the holidays are upon us, I’m sure we can all feel the stress and chaos that come with celebrating the final days of the year. This time of year...

This can be a joyous and festive time of year for many. It can also be a time when sexual assault survivors feel triggered, a time when abuse within families...

I’m so sick of running as fast I can / Wondering if I’d get there quicker / If I was a man / And I’m so sick of them coming...

When children go through a traumatic event such as a sexual assault (SA), they must have a support system of parents and guardians there to ensure not only their physical...

What is Reproductive Justice?   We often think that reproductive justice and reproductive rights are synonymous, that both are the work to give women rights about their reproductive choices. However,...

Chicagoland is reeling from the news of sexual assault allegations within the Chicago Blackhawks. One of the team's coaches assaulted a player and leadership of the team ignored the allegations...

It would be more than two decades before I would enjoy Disney’s Hocus Pocus. I found it ridiculous. The last witch hanged in the Salem Witch Trials was on September...

Most historians trace back modern day Halloween to the Celtic holiday of Samhain, which marked the end of the year for those living 2000 years ago in the UK, Ireland,...

The Owens House I have had a Pinterest board dedicated to Practical Magic since I saw it many, many years ago. The fashion, the hair, the...

Background   Robert Sylvester Kelly is a well-known American singer,songwriter and record producer. R Kelly has been convicted of several sexual abuse counts including sex trafficking and federal racketeering. R...

Author’s note: Although I refer to characters as men and women or male and female, I do not intend to uphold the false binary of man/woman. This is only a...