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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…
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Like many other observances in 2020, Adoption Awareness Month in Illinois is taking place in the virtual world.Throughout the month of November,…
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Through tears, Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike once again called for widespread use of face coverings Friday after warning…
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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...
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Betsy Goulet has worked to help and protect children since the late 80s. After a brief stint as a Child Protective Investigator for the Illinois...
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Governor JB Pritzker joined SIU and child welfare leaders on the Carbondale campus Thursday to announce the state's third DCFS Simulation Training Center…
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The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has fired a transportation company after learning it shackled a young foster child for several...
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Illinois’ Department of Children and Family Services is delaying a planned health insurance switch for children in its care, but the public guardian of...
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In late March, a child welfare worker visited the family home of 9-year-old Byron Casanova in Johnston City, Illinois. The social worker expressed…
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Child welfare workers are calling on Illinois lawmakers to better fund private services.