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In the last four years, two investigators have died on the job working for the Department of Children and Family Services. Sponsors of new self-defense legislation say they hope to prevent such deaths from happening again.
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Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) employees are calling for protections as they take on cases during the COVID-19 pandemic.AFSCME, the…
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A child welfare expert at Illinois State University said she’s encouraged by the latest attempts to better fund and reform the state’s troubled Department…
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Illinois lawmakers are considering legislation to better protect state workers in vulnerable jobs after the death of a child-welfare worker was beaten…
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Testimonies at a legislative hearing have revealed investigators with Illinois' child welfare agency face high caseloads and feel pressured to quickly…
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Department of Children and Family Services Director George Sheldon says he's considering a major change in the way the agency conducts abuse and neglect…
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Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration is seeking to offer more Medicaid services through managed-care programs. The plan involves choosing a vendor that'll…
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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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A new audit of Illinois’ child welfare system shows the state’s long-troubled Department of Children and Family Services is not tracking some basic data…
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The ongoing budget debacle that’s hobbled Illinois government was front and center today in Springfield. The "Budgeting for Results” commission is…