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Sangamon County Coroner, Jim Allmon has released the identity of the woman stabbed to death Tuesday night in T...

Deidre Silas, an Illinois Department of Child and Family Services investigator, died after being stabbed at a home on West Elm Street in Thayer.

Illinois DCFS enhancing training, resources for LGBTQI+ youth in care SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WREX) — As part of Pride Month, the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is increasing its training and services to ensure LGBTQI+ youth in care are protected and supported. DCFS says LGBTQI+ youth in care face additional challenges than the circumstances that brought them into care, including homophobia, transphobia and the constant need to assess their c...

Acting Director of DCFS encourages people to look into becoming foster parents or just volunteering with youth in the community

Natasha Bedingfield These Words (I Love You, I Love You) Single Peace of Me Were All Mad Size Matters Wild Horses In the United Kingdom, New Zealand-born Natasha Bedingfield and brother Daniel Bedingfield have seemingly taken up permanent residence at the top of the pop charts. Hes an earnest rocker with a dance music bent. Shes an ...   more &raquoaltogether more exciting prospect--a singer-songwriter who refuses to sit still, charging through decadent R&B ("Single"), jittery electro-pop ("I...

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is accepting applications for this years DCFS Scholarship Program. The scholarships allow "youth to concentrate on their studies and prepare for their futures without the stress of worrying about how they are going to pay for school," Illinois DCFS acting director Marc D. Smith said in a news release. The scholarship provides colleges with tuition and academic fee waivers on behalf of students for up to five consecutive years. Awardees als...

Effingham, IL / Effingham Radio Dec 20, 2020 8:50 AM Chicago, IL -(Mattoon Radio)- The holidays will be a little brighter this year for 450 children in the care of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services thanks to a generous donation from The Toy Foundation and Radio Flyer. This week Radio Flyer’s iconic red wagons, tricycles, balance bikes and ride-ons will be delivered to families in Cook County; Coles, Macon, McLean and Sangamon counties in the central region; and Effingha...