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The Latest Breaking News from DCFS

DCFS must end practice of housing wards of the state in juvenile jail

A WBEZ report found that the practice, once on the decline, is now ticking up again.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 11, 2022

DCFS must release entire case file on Amaria Osby

Amaria’s mother is accused of killing her on May 24, hours after the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services was in the home investigating a report of abuse.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 8, 2022

State child welfare agency suspends 2 workers in death of 8-year-old girl

The employees of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services are suspended while it investigates their handling of the murder of Amaria Osby, who was killed last week in Uptown, allegedly by her mother.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 1, 2022

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Another troubling example of DCFS failure

A damning state audit found that the child welfare agency has failed to implement reforms meant to ensure children’s safety when they are returned home from foster care.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 15, 2022

Audit: DCFS failed to implement reforms named for Decatur toddler who died of neglect nearly a year after law passed

The audit found the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services was unable to provide home safety checklists, which are mandated when a child leaves state care to be returned to their home, in 192 of 195 cases studied.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 12, 2022

A 10-year-old girl called 911 and accused her father, a cop, of sexually abusing her. But the officer was charged only with battery, a misdemeanor

The arrest in March has raised questions about how the case was handled by fellow cops and by prosecutors.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 12, 2022

Family of abused boy and LA County reach tentative $32 million settlement

LOS ANGELES — The family of Anthony Avalos, a 10-year-old Lancaster boy who prosecutors say died of child abuse by his mother and her boyfriend, has reached a tentative $32 million settlement with Los Angeles County.

Los Angeles Times · May 11, 2022

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Estate of slain toddler Sema’j Crosby reaches $6.5M settlement in wrongful-death suit targeting DCFS contractor

The 17-month-old girl was found dead under a couch in her family’s suburban home nearly five years ago.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 22, 2022

LA County to settle for $1.85 million with whistleblower who alleged child welfare failures

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County supervisors on Tuesday approved a $1.85 million payment to settle a whistleblower lawsuit brought by a former county social worker who alleged he had uncovered a pattern of systemic misconduct that endangered thousands of children, records show.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 20, 2022

Counselor who didn't report abuse of Gabriel Fernandez, Anthony Avalos put on 4-year probation

LOS ANGELES — A state licensing board has imposed a four-year probation on a contracted L.A. County counselor for failing to report the suspected abuse of Gabriel Fernandez and Anthony Avalos, two young boys whose deaths spotlighted egregious lapses in the region's child welfare system.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 13, 2022

Parents arrested after eight-year-old dies weighing 38 pounds

Police reports state Navin Jones was ‘extremely malnourished with skeletal appearance’

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022

Illinois DCFS director held in contempt of court — again

This latest contempt order involves the DCFS shuffling a 16-year-old girl around 25 different times in various placements that include hospitals, temporary foster homes and shelters — including one in Indiana.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 19, 2022

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