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The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is accepting applications for this year's 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 also receive state health care coverage and medical cards until the age of 25. A $1,235 monthly stipen...

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 Effingham, Jackson, Jefferson, Madison, Massac, Richland, Saline, St. Clair and Williamson counties in the s...