Illinois

Federal education officials are investing millions of dollars into studying programs that help foster youth making the transition from high school to college.

A bill moving through California's Legislature would stop law enforcement from using deceptive tactics on children during interrogations.

Child welfare investigators in Illinois would be allowed to carry pepper spray if a bill with strong bipartisan support becomes law.

Illinois lawmakers are considering a bill that would set up exit interviews for youth after they leave a foster home.

According to federal data, the number of children in foster care dropped in 2020 nationwide and in almost every state. Illinois was an exception.

A new study of young people who have been in foster care and are enrolled at community colleges in Illinois paints a dismal picture of their educational success.

Miquel Lewis has been named acting director of juvenile probation in the nation's second most populated county, Cook County, Illinois.

For years, foster children in Illinois have had to stay in psychiatric treatment facilities longer than necessary because there are no suitable placements for them.

Illinois youth in juvenile facilities may no longer be thrown into isolation or room confinement as a punishment for their behavior.