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Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Government, Politics & Issues
Were you ready to be home alone at 13? That’d be illegal in Illinois
Emily Woodbury
The state’s law is the strictest in the nation.
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Government, Politics & Issues
The state took his kids three times. And three times it gave them back.
In southern Illinois, many families suspected of neglect cycle through the child welfare system. Too often they don’t get the help they need.