Richton Park resident Meagan Sims is working on her doctorate degree at Governor State University and helping people along ...

Illinois’ child welfare agency has made small steps in improving how kids in its care are placed, but problems persist.

Sixty percent of rural Americans live in child care deserts — regions with too few licensed slots for children. In rural Illinois, that number rises to nearly 70%. Over the past decade, Illinois ...

An Illinois day care worker was busted on child endangerment charges for allegedly leaving a 4-year-old boy in her care in a ...

The new Weber-Morgan Children’s Justice Center in Ogden, set to open in May, will enhance services for children affected by ...

A Paragould man is being held on a $50,000 cash-only bond after police said he threatened to shoot employees with the ...

The Illinois House on Monday approved a bill aimed at making it easier for relatives of children in state care to get licensed as foster parents and receive assistance. The measure, which passed ...

A majority of foster children in Effingham County are placed with relatives. However, many may be unlicensed and receive less financial support than licensed foster parents. A new bill recently ...

The demand for foster parents in rural Nevada is on the rise, with approximately 400 children in foster care at any given ...

Jan. 4—CHICAGO — The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is currently accepting applications for the 2025 DCFS Scholarship Program. Through the program, a minimum of 53 ...

A couple is desperately searching for their daughter who disappeared from a group homes last month.Parents Plead for Help Finding Missing Ogden Teen, Highlight ...