Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
DCFS Investigating After 4 Kids Hospitalized Following Domestic Disturbance
The state Department of Children and Family Services is investigating allegations of abuse and neglect after four children were hospitalized after police responded to a domestic disturbance in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side on Tuesday night.
DCFS Workers Rally Downtown To Protest Layoffs
A few hundred employees of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services rallied in front of the Thompson Center this afternoon, protesting layoffs at the agency.
West Aurora High School District In Trouble With DCFS Over Abusive Band Teacher
The West Aurora High School District is in trouble with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services over an allegation involving a teacher.
Report: DCFS Says Budget Cuts Could Be Crippling
The Illinois Dept of Children and Family Services is warning in a published report that budget cuts mandated by the General Assembly are going to have a severe impact.
Baby Girl’s Death In Roseland Under Investigation
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is investigating the death of a 1-year-old girl in the Roseland neighborhood last night.
Baby Dead In Cicero; Authorities Probe Possible Neglect
A 2-month-old girl from Cicero is dead, and now her family is facing allegations of neglect.
DCFS Probes Neglect Allegations In Deadly Far South Side Fire
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services in investigating accusations of neglect, for the family that lived in the Far South Side apartment where a fire broke out early Tuesday and killed two children.
Police Question Parents In Jefferson Park Baby’s Death
Police are questioning the parents of a 3-month old Jefferson Park girl who died on Tuesday as a result of several injuries from child abuse.
Report Slams Conditions At West Side Psychiatric Hospital
It’s the worst kind of crime – abuse against mentally ill children – and it’s happening at the very place they turn for help: a psychiatric hospital.
Catholic Charities To Fight Ruling That Ended State Adoption Contract
The State of Illinois is moving to steer foster families to new agencies, even as Catholic Charities prepares to fight a court ruling allowing the state to end its relationship with the agency.
Aurora Day Care Where Toddler Died Had No License
An autopsy was planned for Wednesday afternoon for 2-year-old Abigail Holland, whose body was found floating in an above-ground pool Tuesday at an in-home day care operation in Aurora.
State Decides Not To Renew Adoption Contract With Catholic Charities
Following a legal dispute over the right to turn away same-sex couples in civil unions, the State of Illinois has decided not to renew adoption and foster care contracts with Catholic Charities.
DCFS Investigating Neglect Allegation In Boy’s Drowning
STEGER, Ill. (CBS) — State officials were investigating allegations of neglect against the adult sister of a 10-year-old boy who drowned in a swimming pool last week in south suburban Steger. Anthony Perkins, of University […]
DCFS Probes Death Of Boy, 2
The state Department of Children and Family Services is investigating after a 2-year-old boy south suburban boy died Tuesday at a hospital.
Harvey Girl Dies 17 Years After Being Shaken As Baby
A 17-year-old Harvey girl who had been in state care for most of her life died Monday due to injuries she suffered when she was shaken as a baby.
Baby Drowns After Woman Let 8-Year-Old Babysit
A 9-month-old girl accidentally drowned in a tub Thursday night after a woman left an 8-year-old in charge of babysitting the infant, police said.
DCFS Investigating Death Of Hazel Crest Infant
State authorities have launched an investigation into the death of a south suburban infant, in light of an allegation of neglect.
DCFS Investigating Death Of Evanston Infant
EVANSTON, Ill. (WBBM) – An autopsy conducted Sunday afternoon on an infant boy from Evanston proved inconclusive.
DCFS Probes Death Of Baby Found Under Car Seat
Police and the state are investigating the death of a 3-month-old west suburban girl found under a car seat in a Chicago home on Sunday.
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