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

Uncertainty in federal funding under President Donald Trump's administration has made a tough state budget season even more ...

Assemblymember Damon Connolly has introduced legislation intended to curtail barriers to emergency mental health treatment.

Learn the basics you'll need to get started on your own research, from drawing up your family tree to exploring the archives. If you're tackling archives for the first time in a search for your ...

The first beluga whale calf born at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium in several years is now seven months old and is being slowly introduced to the rest of the aquarium's pod of whales. (AP Video: Melissa Win ...

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