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 ...

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

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

Illinois spent about $815 million on the Medicaid expansion program during the last fiscal year, HFS says. The feds paid out $7.34 billion because, as noted above, they pick up 90% of the total tab, ...

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

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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 ...

That was a curious quote last week from JB Pritzker, a governor who’s just begun his seventh ... competitiveness as a place to do business and a place to raise a family. In just a little over two ...

But I do want to thank Gov. Pritzker for doing the right thing ... he was entertaining his audience with stories about his family, pets and love for the Red Sox. His ability to connect with ...