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

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed the Kinship in Demand (KIND) Act, a new law aimed at helping grandparents and other ...

CHICAGO - The U.S. Department of Justice has initiated a lawsuit against the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago, ...

More than 40,000 federal civilian employees in Illinois must decide by Thursday whether to accept or turn down the offer.

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago claiming “sanctuary” policies interfere with federal ...

The Trump administration stepped up its legal fight over the president’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants by suing ...

New groundbreaking legislation signed by Governor JB Pritzker will now allow the Illinois Department of Child and Family Services to place foster kids ...

Illinois lawmakers have introduced legislation that calls for transparency in government spending on non-citizen residents.

The U.S. Justice Department sued the state of Illinois and city of Chicago on Thursday, accusing the Democratic strongholds ...

The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against Illinois, the City of Chicago and Cook County over its sanctuary status.

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 ...

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 ...