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 ...
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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 ...
GOP asks for a performance audit for state’s child protection agency
In the wake of the recent deaths of five children who were in contact with the state’s child protection agency ...
DCFS releases details of 8-year-old’s death as hearing on 30-year-old consent decree looms
In the weeks before 8-year-old Navin Jones died, the Department of Children and Family Services had investigated his parents for ...
Two children die after families contacted by DCFS
Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood admits he has seen a lot of horrible things in his 20 years as an ...
Cook County judge cites DCFS director for contempt
A Cook County judge found Illinois Department of Children & Family Services Director Marc Smith in contempt for the continued ...
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