Kin-first foster systems decrease the risk of abuse and create a higher chance of achieving permanent placement for kids, ...

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 ...

who himself is a billionaire member of the wealthy Pritzker family, which owns the Hyatt hotel chain. Pritzker claimed his biggest problem with the new administration is "the intent to attack ...

The legislation gives the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) more flexibility to certify relatives to ...

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

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 ...

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 ...