The legislation gives the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) more flexibility to certify relatives to become foster parents. It also puts an obligation on DCFS to use a ...

Governor JB Pritzker signed House Bill 4781, the Kinship in Demand (KIND) Act into law, allowing the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to develop more flexible standards to ...

Foster care officials will have to prioritize placing children with their relatives under a new law signed by Gov. JB ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a new bill this week that gives the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) more flexibility in certifying grandparents and other relatives as safe ...

With Illinois facing a $3.2 billion budget deficit, Senate Republicans are once again demanding answers about how much taxpayer money is being spent on programs for non-citizens. At a Tuesday ...

Governor JB Pritzker released the following statement concerning the federal government’s “deferred resignation” offer ...

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is warning federal employees in his state about risks related to the buyouts President Donald ...

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed the Kinship in Demand (KIND) Act, a new law aimed at helping grandparents and other ...

Rumors of agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in local school communities have put migrant parents and ...

Illinois Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Cherry Valley) was joined by other Republican lawmakers to demand to know how much taxpayer money is being spent on programs for ...

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Gov. JB Pritzker is raising concerns over new reports that the White House is seeking to eliminate the U.S. Department of ...