Alan Schott News Today

Growing up in Southern Illinois, I knew many children whose basic needs went unmet. Reporting here decades later, I began to wonder why the system wasn’t doing more to help their families.

In southern Illinois, many families suspected of neglect cycle through the child welfare system. Too often they don’t get the help they need.

Illinois families often cycle through the states child welfare system. But often they don’t get the help they need.

In Southern Illinois, many families suspected of neglect cycle through the child welfare system. Too often they don’t get the help they need.