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DCFS Criticized for Not Protecting LGBTQ Youth in Foster Care in Recent Report from Auditor General
The State of Illinois’ Office of the Auditor General recently published a performance audit report detailing the Department of Children…Northern Illinois Academy to Shutdown Permanently Following an Investigation Over Allegations of Child-on-child Sexual Abuse, Treatment & Safety Concerns
A residential school operated by Sequel Youth and Family Services is set to permanently shutdown its operations. Northern Illinois Academy…Kelley Kronenberg Attorney Julianna B. Walo Appointed to Illinois State Bar Association Delivery of Legal Services Committee
Kelley Kronenberg is pleased to announce that Attorney Julianna B. Walo has been appointed to the Illinois State Bar Association,…In Memory of a Foster Child that Died a Year Ago After a Chokehold, Michigan is to Ban the Use of Restraints on Children Living in Group Homes
On April 29, 2020, 16-year-old Cornelius Fredrick threw a sandwich at another child during lunch at Lakeside Academy, a Sequel Youth…Current Florida policy leaves hundreds of foster children without Medicaid coverage
Until recently, the state of Florida has continued to abandon foster children who had already been abused and neglected, even…Kelley Kronenberg Adds Attorney Julianna B. Walo in Chicago
Kelley Kronenberg is excited to announce that attorney Julianna B. Walo has joined the firm’s Chicago office, where she focuses on workers’ compensation and business…Father Christopher Ciomek of St. Peter Damian Parish in Bartlett, Illinois, has been removed from the ministry as a result of allegations of child sex abuse
He is accused of abusing a minor approximately 30 years ago, during his years as a seminarian. The pastor has…Foster children are being sent to out-of-state mental health facilities where they are abandoned, abused, and sexually assaulted.
A last resort procedure available to child welfare officials is sending foster children to out-of-state mental health institutions. Usually, these…