The lawsuit accuses city, county, and state authorities of ‘minimally enforcing—and oftentimes affirmatively thwarting’ ...
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday against the state of Illinois, the city of Chicago, ...
SPRINGFIELD — Jeanette Byrd went from grandmother to guardian when the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services placed her 3-year-old granddaughter and 1-year-old grandson in her care.