A Wichita nonprofit is taking steps to improve foster parent retention, as there are over 5,500 kids in foster care throughout the state.

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

Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston says lawmakers are looking into a proposal to absorb parts of Illinois after multiple ...

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 approach” ...

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 ...

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

One part of foster care and adoption is about to get easier. On Wednesday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill that aims to ...

HOYLETON IMPACT Strategies recently completed the last phase of new construction with the Administration Building to serve ...

Illinois lawmakers could soon make it easier for children in foster care to live with their relatives or other people close to them. Child welfare experts have long touted the benefits of foster ...

MOLINE, Ill. — Winter is here, and the Quad Cities have plenty of resources to keep those in need warm. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, prolonged exposure to ...

Mr. Stringer on Thursday will propose extending the public school day to 4:30 p.m. as part of a major plan to bring down the costs of child care. He is also proposing a new fund to split the costs ...

Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster have continued to pack on the PDA since going public with their relationship. Jackman, 56, and Foster, 49, were recently spotted holding hands while taking a morning ...