Tag: Marc Smith

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

Bill approved by General Assembly would prioritize placing foster children with relatives.

Illinois lawmakers are considering a bill to make it easier for children in foster care to live with their relatives ...

Former director Marc Smith will stay on until Feb. 1

An appellate court reversed several contempt of court citations against Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc Smith for ...

Amaria Osby’s friends and family were to gather Tuesday, not to celebrate her eighth birthday, but to attend her funeral.

On Thursday afternoon, a Cook County judge found Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc Smith in contempt ...

Leah is a 13-year-old girl under Department of Children and Family Services care who lives in a psychiatric ward in ...

Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc Smith has faced nine cases of contempt of court in recent weeks ...

The weekly docket for children who are wards of the state and waiting for placements recommended by the Department of ...