Denice Wolf Markham, Executive Director of Life Span was on the Ben Joravsky Show, WCPT 820 AM. The topic of discussion was the impact of the Illinois Budget Crisis on domestic violence agencies and victims of domestic violence.
Category Archives: Sexual Assault
Life Span on Chicago Access Network Television
Life Span appeared on Perspectivas Latinas, the community forum of CAN TV, to talk about the services we offer. Chicago artist Pinqy Ring joined Life Span to share her story of trauma and healing and performed her newest song “Little Hearts”.
Celebrate 35 Years With Life Span
Life Span is celebrating 35 years of service to survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Life Span has helped over 130,000 survivors since 1978. Join us at Revel Downtown on May 8th, 2014 as we celebrate this occasion and honor our supporters. Tickets can be purchased online via Eventbrite.
Cook County Rarely Prosecutes Campus Sex Assault Suspects
From The Chicago Tribune – December 4th, 2011:
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Chicago State University police Chief Ronnie Watson was convinced he had a rape case on his hands in the early morning hours of Feb. 20, 2010.
An 18-year-old freshman reported being attacked by a fellow student after going to his dorm room to listen to music a few hours earlier. When she rejected his advances, he flipped her on her stomach, clapped his hand over her mouth and attacked her, she told police. Records show that abrasions on her body were consistent with her allegation…
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How Courts Respond to Sexual Assault Victims
Life Span creates systemic changes in how the courts respond to sexual assault victims.
Read the article in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin “A changing view of sexual assault exists in society”.