Marcus Walker said the sexual abuse he experienced two decades ago as a teenager at an Illinois youth detention facility has ...

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker—alongside parents, teachers and staff at Two Rivers ...

The KIND Act allows the Department of Children and Family Services to develop more flexible standards to certify grandparents ...

Law helps relatives who want to be caregivers of their extended family members without becoming licensed foster parents.

In today’s newsletter, we’re breaking down a new lawsuit from President Donald Trump’s administration, which alleges Gov. JB Pritzker, Mayor Brandon Johnson and Cook County Board President Toni ...

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

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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Act would allow the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services more flexibility in certifying grandparents and other relatives as foster parents for children in their family.

Gov. JB Pritzker signs the KIND Act Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, at the Illinois Capitol. The new law requires the state to ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is blocking rioters who took part in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol from working state jobs.

As President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown grips the Chicago area in fear, a burgeoning resistance movement has also ...