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Inspector general report shows 49 more children died in Illinois DCFS care in 2022 than prior year

(The Center Square) – A new report by an inspector general for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services shows 171 children died while in contact with the department last year, 40% more than the year prior. The 248-page report released by the Illinois Inspector General shows that in 2022, 49 more children died […]

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Bond reduced for Harvard mother whose child was found severely malnourished and ‘within days of death’

A Harvard mother who was charged after her 6-year-old child was found severely malnourished and “days from death” had her bond reduced by more than half on Tuesday. Both parents are now out of jail. Margaret A. Wisner, 48, and William S. Wisner, 40, were both charged with aggravated domestic battery, reckless conduct causing great […]