The state agency responsible for keeping Illinois’ most vulnerable children safe has failed to produce legally required public reports after examining what went wrong in hundreds of cases of child ...
The criminal trial of two former Illinois Department of Children and Family Services employees assigned to the case of a 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy killed by his parents in 2019 is set to begin ...
Corey Widen, a mother in suburban Wilmette, was reported to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) recently because someone saw her 8-year-old daughter walking the dog alone, ...
ESTIMATED 50% OF YOUR CASES ARE BACKLOGGED. THAT’S CORRECT. THAT’S A LOT OF CASES. THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES RESPONDS AFTER A WDSU INVESTIGATION REVEALED FAILURES IN THE SYSTEM. THE HEAD ...