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The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is the code department [2] [3] of the Illinois state government responsible for child protective services. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] As of June 2019 [update] , Marc Smith is the acting Director of Children and Family Services.
Murdered eight student nurses in their Chicago residence [14] Simon Nelson: Rockford: 1978-01-07: 6: Rockford man killed his six children (ages 3 to 12) and the family dog [15] Latin Kings murders: Chicago: 1979-02-25: 3: Three teenagers were found with their throats slashed in a car in Chicago.
DCFS has received scrutiny for a number of cases where children have died after having contact with the agency, including: Damari Perry, 6, of North Chicago Sophia Faye Davis, 1, of Mechanicsburg
The conviction of Brandon Walker represents the latest failure of DCFS to care for some of the most vulnerable residents in Illinois. 'Heartbreaking' trial in Peoria highlights failures of ...
Virginia Tech shooting: 23-year-old student Seung-Hui Cho killed thirty-two students and faculty members in two separate attacks on the campus of Virginia Tech and then committed suicide. In a dorm room, he first shot one student, then another who came to help; two hours later, he went to a school building where he barricaded the main entrance ...
The troubled state agency charged with the protection of abused and neglected children will have new leadership in the new year.. Gov. JB Pritzker announced Wednesday that Department of Juvenile ...
The suicide rate for Native Americans was 19.3 per 100,000, much higher than the overall rate of 8.5 per 100,000. The suicide rate for African Americans has increased more than twofold since 1981. A national survey of high school students conducted in 1999 reported that Hispanic students are twice as likely to report attempted suicide as white ...
The man accused of killing Deidre (Graham) Silas, an Illinois DCFS worker, has been found "guilty but mentally ill." Man found 'guilty but mentally ill' in slaying of Springfield DCFS worker in ...