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

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

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

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

“Illinois students are proving what we’ve always known – when we support our schools, our kids thrive,” Pritzker said. “The 2024 Nation’s Report Card shows our 8th graders ...

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

The KIND Act allows the Department of Children and Family Services to develop more flexible standards to certify grandparents and other relatives who are able to safely care for youth.

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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 ...