Foster care officials will have to prioritize placing children with their relatives under a new law signed by Gov. JB ...

The Bach and Lang houses aren't endangered, but it is good to see the important residences being positioned for continued use ...

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

A new Illinois law aims to help connect kids in foster care with their family members, and give them the support they need.

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

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed the Kinship in Demand (KIND) Act, a new law aimed at helping grandparents and other ...

Act would allow the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services more flexibility in certifying grandparents and other ...

New groundbreaking legislation signed by Governor JB Pritzker will now allow the Illinois Department of Child and Family Services to place foster kids ...

JB Pritzker on Wednesday ... Lawmakers and advocates said it’s better for children to be placed with a family member or another person close to the child when possible.

Pritzker signed the Kinship in Demand Act, or KIND Act, at a ceremony at the Statehouse. The new law puts an obligation on the Department of Children and Family Services to use a “kin-first ...