A WBEZ investigation found that over a three year span, there were 344 instances when kids spent a week or more in the Cook County juvenile jail waiting for the Department of Children and Family Services to find them a place to live.

29 Illinois kids died from abuse or neglect – after DCFS had investigated claims of problems at home - or involving caretakers of those children.

The American Civil Liberties Union is taking Illinois’ child welfare system to court for not effectively monitoring children in its care.

The state agency charged with protecting vulnerable Illinois children has a new interim director on Monday.