Gov. JB Pritzker signs law to make it easier for children's relatives to become foster parents
Act would allow the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services more flexibility in certifying grandparents and other ...
Measure to help relatives foster kids in state care signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker
Gov. JB Pritzker signed a measure aimed at making it easier for relatives of children in the state care to get licensed as ...
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Pritzker signs law to prioritize placing foster children with family members
Gov. JB Pritzker signs the KIND Act Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, at the Illinois Capitol. The new law requires the state to ...
Daily Herald8d
Pritzker signs law to prioritize ‘kin first’ approach to placing foster children
SPRINGFIELD — Foster care officials will have to prioritize placing children with their relatives under a new law signed by Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday. Pritzker signed the Kinship in Demand ...
The Independent2d
Survivors of child abuse at Illinois youth detention centers file more lawsuits in hopes of change
“How many more men and women who were sexually abused as children need to come forward ... Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and state Attorney General Kwame Raoul, whose office has investigated church ...
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Illinois makes it easier for grandparents to care for foster kids
Articles and videos about Illinois makes it easier for grandparents to care for foster kids on FOX 32 Chicago.
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Duckworth, Pritzker Underscore How Trump Funding Freeze Jeopardizes Head Start Programs and Hurts Illinois Families Who Rely on This Lifeline
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker—alongside parents, teachers and staff at Two Rivers ...
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Pritzker says gutting Department of Education would devastate K-12 schools
Billions in federal funding flows to Illinois schools every year — and talk of cuts comes as the state and CPS already are ...
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Pritzker signs law to prioritize placing foster children with family members
SPRINGFIELD — Foster care officials will have to prioritize placing children with their relatives under a new law signed by Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday. Pritzker signed the Kinship in Demand ...
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Measure to help relatives foster kids in state care signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed a bill aimed at making it easier for relatives of children in the state’s care to get licensed as foster parents and receive financial ...