Tag: DCFS

Illinois foster agencies face a liability insurance crisis that threatens to close their doors.

In many cases, children die, but the Department of Children and Family Services does not produce a required report that ...

Human trafficking is likely a bigger problem than the numbers show. A bill that would change how state agencies handle ...

It’s been four years since the lawmakers voted to mandate that foster children have proper luggage when they move placements, ...

Under the Homeschool Act, families would be required to tell their school districts when they decide to homeschool their children, ...

Gov. JB Pritzker introduced his seventh budget on Wednesday with no major tax increases, but restrained spending

Gov. JB Pritzker signed the KIND Act, which requires DCFS to prioritize relatives when placing children in foster care.

A Metro East attorney is helping immigrants prepare paperwork to turn their children to friends, family, or even strangers, if ...

Illinois lawmakers kicked off their spring legislative session a little over two weeks ago, but lawmakers in the House have ...

Though the state faces a critical child care shortage, the government has not made it easy to open new facilities. ...