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Federal officials say they're providing free summer meals for school children at numerous sites across Illinois. The U.S. Department of Agriculture…
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A state audit finds children in the care of Illinois' welfare system are being housed in psychiatric hospitals and shelters hundreds of days longer than…
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Governor Bruce Rauner says the welfare of youth will be the cornerstone of a new state collaboration.He signed an executive order creating the "Children's…
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Illinois’ child welfare agency wants to do a better job taking care of its most troubled kids, and they have a plan. The idea is that kids who have…
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An Illinois woman convicted of child endangerment in the 2003 drowning deaths of her three children, is fighting a state agency's decision to take away…
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One program caught in the middle of the Illinois budget stalemate is the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP). On July first, the Illinois Department of…
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A gun range in suburban Chicago is teaching children how to shoot pistols. The class for kids at GAT Guns in East Dundee started about a year ago. Manager…
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The state agency charged with protecting vulnerable Illinois children has a new interim director Monday. But she faces many problems.Governor Bruce Rauner…
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Illinois was one of the first states to see cases of a previously rare respiratory illness that has taken a particular toll on children. The state hasn't…
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More Illinois children are dying from abuse or neglect. And Monday - Illinois state senators once again asked the state’s child welfare agency what’s…