Richton Park resident Meagan Sims is working on her doctorate degree at Governor State University and helping people along ...

Illinois’ child welfare agency has made small steps in improving how kids in its care are placed, but problems persist.

A Paragould man is being held on a $50,000 cash-only bond after police said he threatened to shoot employees with the ...

An Illinois day care worker was busted on child endangerment charges for allegedly leaving a 4-year-old boy in her care in a ...

Sixty percent of rural Americans live in child care deserts — regions with too few licensed slots for children. In rural Illinois, that number rises to nearly 70%. Over the past decade, Illinois ...

Jan. 4—CHICAGO — The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is currently accepting applications for the 2025 DCFS Scholarship Program. Through the program, a minimum of 53 ...

A majority of foster children in Effingham County are placed with relatives. However, many may be unlicensed and receive less financial support than licensed foster parents. A new bill recently ...

Jan. 4—CHICAGO — The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is currently accepting applications for the 2025 DCFS Scholarship Program. Through the program, a minimum of 53 academic ...

A 911 call was made by someone at KinderCare in Arlington Heights, after they were contacted by the child's parent or ...

According to court documents, DCFS employees went to a South 14th Avenue address Jan. 16 to investigate a child maltreatment report. While speaking with Walters, the workers told investigators ...

The DCFS Scholarship Program is available to youth who have an open DCFS case, whose cases were closed through adoption or guardianship or who aged out of care at 18 or older.