DCFS

DCFS director has two cases of contempt dismissed, but found in contempt in third child’s case

Finds agency failed to move children from inappropriate placements

Sangamon County man in custody

A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision could reignite a 10-year-old controversy in Illinois over whether faith-based charities can be prohibited from contracting with the state for foster care and adoption services on the grounds that they refuse to work with unmarried or same-sex couples.

Lawyers who represent children in the state’s foster care system plan to ask a federal judge this week to take enforcement action against the Department…

A performance audit of the Department of Children and Family Services released by the state auditor general this month found substandard practices for…

Child welfare officials in Illinois reported a 17 percent decline in the number of child death cases they investigated during the previous fiscal year, an…

Like many other observances in 2020, Adoption Awareness Month in Illinois is taking place in the virtual world.Throughout the month of November,…

Through tears, Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike once again called for widespread use of face coverings Friday after warning…

This story has been corrected to include an official response from DCFS. A group of Illinois Department of Children and Family Services workers said the...