IDHS Secretary Grace Hou Receives Excellence In Public Service Award

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Top Illinois official is honored for her public service Thursday.

Illinois Department of Human Services Secretary Grace Hou is the winner of the 30th annual Motorola solutions foundation Excellence in Public Service award. She was honored at Chicago's Palmer House Hilton.

For years, Hou focused on mental health and social justice issues as well as family and community services.