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A child welfare expert at Illinois State University said she’s encouraged by the latest attempts to better fund and reform the state’s troubled Department…
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The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is proposing new rules for licensed foster homes that include vaccination of children and a…
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The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services wants the public to help root out child abuse. DCFS is operating under a motto of “see something,…
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The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services doesn’t want an outside monitor overseeing its operations. That’s despite the recommendation from…
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Illinois’s child welfare workers are getting caught up in the ongoing budget stalemate in Springfield.While there’s no spending plan, a federal judge…
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UPDATE, 11:15 amA federal judge says Illinois must keep funding child-protection services while the governor and lawmakers haggle over the budget. The…
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The American Civil Liberties Union is suing Illinois’ child welfare system for not effectively monitoring children in its care.The ACLU has been…