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What Is Happening? Illinois Lieutenant Governor Sheila Simon, State Senator Toi Hutchinson, and the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault are hosting a press conference to announce Senate Bill 3348, which would tax strip club owners and use the funds collected to support rape crisis...
When a new law is passed, the work is just beginning for advocates and attorneys. In 2011, End Demand Illinois celebrated the passage of our latest legislative initiative, the Justice for Victims of Sex Trafficking Crimes Act. This law...
Demand for paid sex causes exploitation in Chicago suburbs
CHICAGO- Sex trafficking is a local problem, and today Alex Campbell was convicted in a federal trial for selling women and girls out of a massage parlor in the Chicago suburb of Mt. Prospect. The Chicago Alliance Against...
At a recent panel event with the American Bar Association’s International Human Rights group, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez described the evolution of how Illinois has become a leader in addressing the issue of sex trafficking. She discusses how addressing demand--going after...
CHICAGO- The Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation (CAASE) and the End Demand Illinois campaign encourage awareness about the demand for the sex trade in light of the...
CHICAGO-The sex trafficking conviction of a pimp in Chicago today is a sign of progress in the fight to end the commercial sexual exploitation of women and girls. The Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation (CAASE) urges awareness about the prevalence of this issue in our community....
The following news release about the National Day of Johns Arrests comes from our allies at Hunt Alternatives Fund and our campaign partners at the Cook County Sherrif's Office.
CHICAGO, Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Cook County Sheriff's Office today announced the...
August 24, 2011: Today in Chicago a group of gang members was charged with sex trafficking young girls. The collaborative effort by law enforcement to bring down these traffickers utilized new wiretapping capabilities made available by the...
Sunday's issue of The New York Times featured a story about the new End Demand Illinois legislation that passed recently, Justice for Victims of Sex Trafficking Crimes. Journalist Meribah Knight interviewed Kennette Thomas, a...
Recently in Chicago, local law enforcement discovered a 15-year-old girl who had been lured into prostitution by two adults. The story is terrifying but had a just outcome: After the couple recruited the girl on the street, initiated her and tried to pimp her out, a police officer recognized...
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The End Demand Illinois campaign is shifting law enforcement's attention to sex traffickers and people who buy sex, while creating a network of support for survivors of the sex trade.
