Measure to help relatives foster kids in state care signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker
Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed a bill aimed at making it easier for relatives of children in the state’s care to get licensed as foster parents and receive financial assistance, creating a law advocates say could help thousands of families and children in Illinois.
Gov. JB Pritzker signs law to make it easier for children's relatives to become foster parents
Act would allow the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services more flexibility in certifying grandparents and other relatives as foster parents for children in their family.
Illinois governor Pritzker signs law to prioritize placing foster children with kin
Foster care officials will have to prioritize placing children with their relatives under a new law signed by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday.
Pritzker signs law to prioritize placing foster children with family members
Foster care officials will have to prioritize placing children with their relatives under a new law signed by Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday.
New Illinois law expands support for relative caregivers for foster children
A bill making it easier for a child’s relative to become their foster parent is now law in Illinois. Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday signed the Kinship in Demand (KIND) Act into law, which will allow the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) more flexibility in certifying grandparents and other relatives
Pritzker to DOJ: See you in court
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Trump's Justice Department sues Gov. JB Pritzker, Mayor Brandon Johnson over sanctuary status
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Heading into budget season, Gov. JB Pritzker faces major challenge to show ‘Illinois can govern itself’
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker set ambitious climate goals for the state. It’s far from meeting them.
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Pritzker celebrates ‘report card,’ but lawmaker says there’s no reason to
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Pritzker Administration Announces Cannabis Sales Exceed $2 Billion Annually
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Billionaire Jennifer Pritzker donates Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Emil Bach House and neighboring home to Loyola University
The Bach House is one of 11 Wright-designed houses in the city limits. It was declared a City of Chicago landmark in 1977 and ...