DCFS director once again faces Cook County contempt citation
For the fourth time in six weeks, a Cook County juvenile court judge has held Illinois Department of Children and...
IDOC makes plan to close units at Vandalia, Pontiac prisons
The Illinois Department of Corrections is making plans to downsize—plans that a major public employee union claims have not been...
‘A bit opaque’ and confidential: Behind Illinois’ gubernatorial pardon process
Jerame Simmons got his long-held wish in December when he became the chief of the fire department that dismissed him...
GOP lawmakers back effort to give DCFS workers pepper spray
Republican lawmakers are calling for the passage of legislation that would allow Department of Children and Family Services workers to...
Bill seeks pay raise for tipped workers
A bill in the Illinois House would do away with the sub-minimum wage paid to waitresses, bartenders and other tipped...
AG asks state Supreme Court to force judge to impose legal sentence
Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a petition on Thursday asking the Illinois Supreme Court to intervene in a controversial sexual...
Programming glitch takes rental assistance portal offline for two days
An online portal through which tenants impacted by COVID-19 can apply for rental assistance went offline for two days last...
Black and Latino caucuses voice support for proposed budget
Members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus and Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus voiced their overall support for Gov. JB Pritzker’s...
Illinois DOC resumes intake of inmates after COVID-19 variant surge
The Illinois Department of Corrections resumed intake of inmates from county jails last week after a two-week pause due to...
Legislators question DCFS director about contempt citations, child deaths and employee safety
It was a full afternoon of questioning for Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc Smith, who appeared...
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