Pritzker signs law to prioritize placing foster children with family members
Foster care officials will have to prioritize placing children with their relatives under a new law signed by Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday.
New Illinois law prioritizes placing foster children with family members
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 “kin-first approach” when placing kids in foster care.
Governor Pritzker signs Kind Act, allowing extended family to foster youth relatives
New groundbreaking legislation signed by Governor JB Pritzker will now allow the Illinois Department of Child and Family Services to place foster kids
Governor Pritzker Signs KIND Act to Support Family Caregivers of Foster Children
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed the Kinship in Demand (KIND) Act, a new law aimed at helping grandparents and other relatives who step up to
New Illinois law makes it easier for grandparents, relatives to care for foster kids
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a new bill this week that gives the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) more flexibility in certifying grandparents and other relatives as safe caregivers for kids in DCFS care.
Measure to help relatives foster kids in state care signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker
Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed a bill aimed at making it easier for relatives of children in the state’s care to get licensed as foster parents and receive financial assistance, creating a law advocates say could help thousands of families and children in Illinois.
Gov. JB Pritzker signs law to make it easier for children's relatives to become foster parents
Act would allow the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services more flexibility in certifying grandparents and other relatives as foster parents for children in their family.
Pritzker Warns Federal Workers in Illinois Against Musk Buyout
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is warning federal employees in his state about risks related to the buyouts President Donald ...
Heading into budget season, Gov. JB Pritzker faces major challenge to show ‘Illinois can govern itself’
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The Governor of Illinois has taken to both national TV and social media to voice concerns about the new presidential ...
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Pritzker says gutting Department of Education would devastate K-12 schools
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.
Pritzker stresses importance of federal money for Illinois schools
Gov. JB Pritzker is raising concerns over new reports that the White House is seeking to eliminate the U.S. Department of ...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker blocks Jan. 6 rioters from state jobs after Trump pardons
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is blocking those who took part in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol from working in ...
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Governor Pritzker and Illinois Department of Revenue Encourage Taxpayers to Take Advantage of Tax Credits
CHICAGO - Governor Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) are encouraging eligible Illinoisans to take ...
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Illinois schools, communities on edge with rumors of ICE raids
Rumors of agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in local school communities have put migrant parents and ...