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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A framed photo of Navin Jones sits in his grandmother's home in Washington in 2022. The Department of Children and Family Services ...

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 ...

WOODSTOCK, Ill. (WLS) -- Two former employees for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services who oversaw the AJ Freund case have been charged with felonies. Carlos Acosta, 54, and Andrew ...

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is now accepting applications for a scholarship program for college-bound youth who are or formerly were in the care of the department.