DCFS youth eligible for annual scholarship program January 28, 2020 12:04 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is accepting applications for its annual…
Chicago man charged in death of 9-month-old infant January 8, 2020 11:52 am|CHICAGO (AP) — Murder charges have been filed against a Chicago man in connection with the death of his…
Lawsuit: Children in state care abused at Chicago hospital December 19, 2019 11:34 am|CHICAGO (AP) — Cook County’s public guardian filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against a Chicago psychiatric facility that…
A Chicago woman accused in cut-from-womb case gives birth November 20, 2019 12:17 pm|CHICAGO (AP) – A Chicago woman charged in the death of a mother and the child cut from…
Illinois opens 24 new investigations of alleged clergy abuse September 19, 2019 11:31 am|CHICAGO (AP) – The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has opened 24 new investigations into alleged…
Prominent Chicago priest accused in 1974 child sex assault August 9, 2019 10:46 am|CHICAGO (AP) – The Archdiocese of Chicago says the first Catholic priest to adopt a child is under…
Chicago shooting death of boy, 3, investigated as accident July 29, 2019 11:38 am|CHICAGO (AP) – Authorities say a 3-year-old boy has died after being shot in the head at a…
Priest removed from duties after sex abuse allegation July 15, 2019 11:43 am|CHICAGO (AP) – The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago has removed a priest from pastoral duties in the…
Chicago-area kindergarten teacher charged in sexual assault July 3, 2019 11:34 am|BURBANK, Ill. (AP) – A Chicago-area private school kindergarten teacher has been charged with sexual assault and solicitation…
Utility: Racoon to blame for Springfield power outage July 2, 2019 1:42 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Utility officials say a raccoon is to blame for a power outage that affected…
Some state offices impacted by Springfield power outage July 2, 2019 12:09 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Some state government offices have lost electricity due to a power outage in downtown…
Sexual abuse charges `unfounded,’ Chicago priest reinstated June 17, 2019 11:46 am|CHICAGO (AP) – A Roman Catholic priest cleared of sexual abuse has been reinstated as pastor of a…
The Latest: Agency investigating case of baby cut from womb May 21, 2019 11:14 pm|CHICAGO (AP) – The Latest on the strangling death of a pregnant woman whose baby was cut from…
The Latest: Pritzker pledges immediate action on DCFS woes May 15, 2019 5:18 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Latest on recommendations to improve the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services…
Study: Illinois sometimes brushes aside abuse allegations May 15, 2019 11:48 am|CHICAGO (AP) – A study has found that Illinois’ child welfare agency is so intent on keeping children…
The Latest: DCFS says it’s fixing abuse-prevention problems May 7, 2019 10:08 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Latest on problems in Illinois child-protection system and efforts to fix it (all…
Letter: Prosecutor in Freund case has complained about DCFS May 2, 2019 11:16 am|WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) – Records show the prosecutor in the Illinois county where a 5-year-old boy’s parents are…
The Latest: Hearing about missing boy’s brother continued April 24, 2019 12:50 am|CHICAGO (AP) – The Latest on the missing suburban Chicago 5-year-old boy (all times local):
DCFS says it’s had earlier contact with missing boy’s family April 21, 2019 11:22 am|CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services says it’s had previous contact…
Priest cleared of allegation of sexual misconduct reinstated April 7, 2019 5:37 pm|CHICAGO (AP) – The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago has reinstated a priest to his duties after allegations…
