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Illinois’s child welfare agency says it’s doing a better job of tracking youth who run away.That’s after an audit showed the Department of Children and…
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Illinois’s Department of Children and Family Services is telling contractors to be ready to make cuts if political leaders ever agree on a spending plan.A…
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The new director of Illinois’ child welfare system is having a hard time defending Governor Bruce Rauner’s proposed budget cuts.Democratic state senators…
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Last month, a WBEZ investigation found that the Department of Children and Family Services routinely leaves kids in jail for weeks, even months, after a…
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The number of Illinois children dying from abuse and neglect remains high even after the state’s child welfare agency had been involved with the child’s…
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The state agency charged with protecting vulnerable children gets a new interim director today. Governor Bruce Rauner is still searching for a permanent…
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A Joliet woman is scheduled to appear in a Will County courtroom Wednesday for the murder of her roommate.It is believed to be the first time since 2009…
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The new director of Illinois’ child welfare agency wants a better system for tracking children who die from abuse or neglect.Bobbie Gregg’s listing her…
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The Department of Children and Family Services is sounding warnings it will cut services that keep kids from having to go into foster care as a…