A couple hundred protestors had plenty of things to chant about on the front steps of the Capitol on Wednesday. The protest ...

The legislation gives the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) more flexibility to certify relatives to become foster parents. It also puts an obligation on DCFS to use a ...

After a fight broke out at last week’s Thornton Township board meeting, the board’s attorney is asking the state for permission to hold meetings remotely.

The party has struggled with how to respond to President Trump’s aggressive efforts to remake the federal bureaucracy and ...

The National Women’s Soccer League will establish a $5 million fund for players as part of a settlement that stemmed from ...

Governor JB Pritzker released the following statement concerning the federal government’s “deferred resignation” offer ...

Governor JB Pritzker released the following statement concerning the federal government’s “deferred resignation” offer ...

Governor JB Pritzker signed House Bill 4781, the Kinship in Demand (KIND) Act into law, allowing the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to develop more flexible standards to ...

The new law puts an obligation on the Department of Children and Family Services to use a “kin-first approach” when placing ...

More than 40,000 federal civilian employees in Illinois must decide by Thursday whether to accept or turn down the offer.

Billions in federal funding flows to Illinois schools every year — and talk of cuts comes as the state and CPS already are facing budget gaps.