• Ben Szalinski
    MAY 13, 2022
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    DCFS not following up on safety of children as agency deals with staffing issues, audit shows

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    Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc Smith speaks during a House committee in January. [ILGA] 

    A new audit two years in the making confirmed what many advocates in Illinois already believed to be true: the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is failing to properly care for all children under its care.

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