Act would allow the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services more flexibility in certifying grandparents and other ...

Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed a bill aimed at making it easier for relatives of children in the state’s care to get ...

Kin-first foster systems decrease the risk of abuse and create a higher chance of achieving permanent placement for kids, ...

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

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

Governor JB Pritzker responded to the US Justice Department's lawsuit against state and local immigration laws on Friday.

A new Illinois law aims to help connect kids in foster care with their family members, and give them the support they need.

Two of Illinois' top Democrats are blasting the Trump administration for taking back money earmarked for programs like Head ...

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

Pritzker signed the Kinship in Demand Act, or KIND Act, at a ceremony at the Statehouse. The new law puts an obligation on the Department of Children and Family Services to use a “kin-first ...

New groundbreaking legislation signed by Governor JB Pritzker will now allow the Illinois Department of Child and Family Services to place foster kids ...