DCFS chief faces more contempt citations
— May 16, 2022Leah is a 13-year-old girl under Department of Children and Family Services care who lives in a psychiatric ward in a Chicago hospital. Capitol News Illinois is using a pseudonym to…
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Cook County releases 2022 highway construction project map
— May 13, 2022The Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways (DoTH) released its 2022 highway construction project map today. The interactive map includes all construction projects underway…
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Stuck kids’ docket details challenges for DCFS wards in improper placements
— May 1, 2022SPRINGFIELD – The weekly docket for children who are wards of the state and waiting for placements recommended by the Department of Children and Family Services after an assessment…
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ANALYSIS: Supreme Court denies ex-Bear’s efforts to identify accusers
— April 29, 2022Richard Dent won’t be able to learn the names of the people who accused him of sexual harassment and drunken disorderly conduct in 2018, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled last week….
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Map reveals widespread lead pollution in Chicago backyards, parkways
— March 28, 2022In backyards and community gardens across Chicago, growers tend fruit and vegetable crops as diverse as the city they live in. Most have one thing in common — lead lurking in the…
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DCFS director: ‘Stuck kids’ problem years in the making
— May 9, 2022SPRINGFIELD – Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc Smith has faced nine cases of contempt of court in recent weeks for failing to comply with a judge’s order…
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Educators push back against testing requirements
— May 1, 2022SPRINGFIELD – Teachers and other education professionals are urging the Illinois State Board of Education to reduce the amount of time students spend on standardized tests each year…
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Pritzker drops mask mandates for public transportation, Chicago keeps it
— April 19, 2022To align with the ending of the enforcement of the federal mask mandate on public transportation following a federal court ruling, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said on April 19 he will revise…
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