Editorial: Chicago has a domestic violence crisis hiding in plain sight

Editorial: Chicago has a domestic violence crisis hiding in plain sight

Chicagoans got a taste of the macabre when a story broke last November of the discovery of the dead body of a woman found next to her own severed foot at the bottom of a South Loop stairwell. But the story behind the grisly finding was all too familiar a tragedy. The dead woman was Caitlin Tracey, 36, who had reported multiple incidents of abuse against her husband. Though she lived in New Buffalo, Michigan, her body was found in the Chicago bui…

Gabby Petito’s Legacy: Raising Awareness Of Domestic Violence

New documentary raises important conversations about domestic violence, coercive control, police processes and legal reforms.

No relationship is perfect, least of all the ones that are built on perfection. That's one of the messages of a new Netflix documentary series about the murder of Gabby Petito by her fiancé Brian. They probably really loved each other, but love can sometimes be the worst thing that can happen to a person.