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Justice For Kids®
March 2025
Illinois Foster Children Who Were Abused and Neglected by Their Parents Deserve Better: The Fight for Dignity Through Proper Luggage
Child welfare advocates in Illinois continue pushing for improved enforcement of existing laws meant to provide foster children with proper luggage instead of trash bags for their belongings. [...]
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February 2025
Understanding Illinois Child Welfare: Frequently Asked Questions About Foster Care
The Illinois child welfare system faces unprecedented challenges in protecting our state’s most vulnerable children. As child protection services struggle with systemic issues and DCFS [...]
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February 2025
Illinois Daycare Safety Crisis: From Tragedy to Systemic Change in Child Protection
A Tragic Case Reshapes Illinois Daycare Safety Fifteen years ago, on January 14, 2009, a child’s death in the hands of a daycare led to many questions of child neglect and abuse. The [...]
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January 2025
Illinois Child Welfare Crisis: 36 Years of Failed Reform at DCFS
Illinois’ child welfare system is in crisis, with child advocacy groups increasingly concerned about systematic failures. Despite a landmark ACLU class action lawsuit filed 36 years ago [...]
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September 2024
Exposing the Hidden Nightmares: Former Inmates Break Silence on Sexual Abuse in Illinois Youth Centers
The once-hidden horrors of the Illinois Youth Centers (IYCs) are now under the glaring spotlight, as numerous former residents bravely speak out about the sexual abuse they ensured while [...]
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August 2024
Compensation for Child Victims: Illinois Crime Victims Compensation Program
By: Julianna Walo, Esquire As a dedicated attorney at Justice for Kids, I’ve witnessed firsthand the profound and lasting impact that violent crimes can have on children within the child [...]
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June 2024
Illinois Expands ‘Family’ Definition in Foster Care: Relative Placements Rise, Support Challenges Emerge
The number of foster children being placed with relatives in Illinois has been steadily climbing over the last decade. The passage of a new state law is expected to fuel the trend. Under the [...]
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April 2024
April: A Month of Awareness and Action for Children’s Rights
As the flowers in spring bloom, we should not forget that April has been designated as Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time when we collectively turn our attention to the silent struggles of [...]
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June 2023
Child Advocate Howard Talenfeld Celebrates 40 Years of Practicing Law
Child Advocate Howard Talenfeld Celebrates 40 Years of Practicing Law December 10, 2020 marks an important milestone for Kelley Kronenberg Justice for Kids Business Unit Leader Howard Talenfeld. [...]
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June 2023
Illinois’ Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc Smith Held in Contempt of Court Yet Again for Lack of Placements for Foster Children After a Youth Spent More than Half a Year in a Psychiatric Hospital Beyond Medical Necessity
Judge Patrick Murphey took a hardline approach to DCFS’ inability to create or find proper placements for youth in foster care by issuing countless orders throughout 2022 that held Director Marc [...]
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