DCFS tells judge it will comply with records request in 2024 death of foster child
DCFS Director Heidi Mueller is required to appear in Sangamon County Court next month.
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Pritzker signs law to prioritize placing foster children with family members
Gov. JB Pritzker signed the KIND Act, which requires DCFS to prioritize relatives when placing children in foster care.
Legislature approves bill to prioritize family members in foster care
Bill approved by General Assembly would prioritize placing foster children with relatives.
State could adopt ‘kin-first’ approach to foster care
Illinois lawmakers are considering a bill to make it easier for children in foster care to live with their relatives ...
Governor names new DCFS director
Former director Marc Smith will stay on until Feb. 1
Contempt citations against DCFS director reversed by appellate court
An appellate court reversed several contempt of court citations against Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc Smith for ...
DCFS timeline shows agency visited family one day before 8-year-old’s death
Amaria Osby’s friends and family were to gather Tuesday, not to celebrate her eighth birthday, but to attend her funeral.
11th contempt citation filed against DCFS director
On Thursday afternoon, a Cook County judge found Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc Smith in contempt ...
10th contempt citation filed against DCFS director as 13-year-old locked in psych ward
Leah is a 13-year-old girl under Department of Children and Family Services care who lives in a psychiatric ward in ...
DCFS director: ‘Stuck kids’ docket a problem years in the making
Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc Smith has faced nine cases of contempt of court in recent weeks ...
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