An attorney for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services was fired after being found to have worked a second job on state time, a watchdog report shows.

I can’t conceive of any scenario where this isn’t at the front of people’s lists, you know, we have a child in our care that ...

The reports are required by the state, providing the framework for the system of investigating abuse and neglect of children.

The measure that is dividing the state Capitol would require homeschooling families to notify their school districts when ...

DCFS is responsible for everything that happens to a child, for making sure the child is safe, for making sure the child has ...

Illinois parents are protesting a proposed bill that would regulate homeschooling in the state, citing concerns over ...

SPRINGFIELD — Four years ago ... The legislation, House Bill 10, would add the luggage mandate to the Illinois Foster Child ...

The state agency responsible for keeping Illinois' most vulnerable children safe has failed to produce legally required ...

According to the Illinois Answers Project, more than 1,200 deaths and more than 3,000 cases of serious injury have met the ...

Severe storms are expected to roll through Illinois Friday night. The line of thunderstorms will affect western Illinois ...

The National Weather Service issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for most of Illinois on March 11 ... 30% risk of severe weather expected south of Springfield. Damaging winds and a few tornados ...