Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc Smith on Wednesday announced he would step down from his high-profile post by year’s end.
The resignation, announced in a call with staffers, comes a week after a blistering report from the Illinois auditor general that found 33 instances of noncompliance, including that the department did not immediately report to local states’ attorneys 28% of child abuse and neglect reports involving children who had tested positive for a controlled substance.
