Nearly 264K Illinois children living without parent in the home, being raised by relative
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Nearly 264,000 children under the age of 18 in Illinois are living without a parent in the home and are being raised by a relative, the governor’s office said Wednesday. Also, more than 70,000 grandparents are the primary caregivers of their grandchildren. Poverty, substance abuse, mental illness, homelessness, and incarceration are […]