Gov. J.B. Pritzker vowed to overhaul state’s child welfare system. Despite additional funding, some say it’s in worse shape than ever. – Chicago Tribune*

For more than three decades, DCFS has operated under federal court oversight due to a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois calling for reform in the child welfare system. “I don’t care how much money you throw at it,” said Rep. Steve Reick. “There are just way too many problems with DCFS that make me think that it is an agency that can’t be fixed.”
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Rick
2 years ago

Any system that needs to replace the family will always be in disarray, chaotic and ineffective. These wokesters think government can raise kids, thats their first fallacy. So precious that they think they can buy a replacement for the family witha govt program.

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