"A house of horrors." That's how one former Chicago foster child described Aunt Martha's Integrated Care Center, a facility ...

The lawsuit was announced Thursday by lawyers for Yadira Escamilla, who says Illinois child welfare officials failed to ...

A lawsuit has been filed in the Illinois Court of Claims over sexual assaults at the DCFS-linked Aunt Martha's Integrated ...

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has been added to a multi-million-dollar lawsuit filed by a woman who ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — An Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) attorney was fired following a report ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc Smith has now been slapped with an eighth contempt of court order for failing to place a teen in the department's care ...

This article was originally published by St. Louis Public Radio, a news partner with the BND. An Illinois Department of Children and Family Services hiring event in Fairview Heights on Wednesday aimed ...

On Wednesday, Marc Smith, director of the Illinois Department of Child and Family Services, announced he will be stepping down at the end of the year. Since January, Smith has been held in contempt of ...

Todd Feurer is a web producer for CBS Chicago. He has previously written for WBBM Newsradio, WUIS-FM and the New City News Service. CHICAGO (CBS) --Illinois Department of Children and Family Services ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois lawmakers are debating a new proposal that could beef up protection for DCFS workers across the state. It comes after a rise in deadly attacks on the workers while on the ...

DCFS Director Marc Smith answers questions during a House committee virtual hearing in January of 2022 blueroomstream.com Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc Smith will ...