Illinois Department of Human Services

According to data collected by HFS between March and July 2020, 60% of COVID-related deaths of nursing home residents on Medicaid occurred at facilities where at least 10% of residents lived in rooms with three-plus people.

BELLEVILLE — The U.S. Census Bureau will extend the deadline for when people can respond to the census by three months. The revised schedule was pushed…

Illinois’ Department of Children and Family Services is delaying a planned health insurance switch for children in its care, but the public guardian of...

BELLEVILLE — Metro East residents will have more options for affordable dementia care. The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services announced…

Despite years of cuts to the Illinois state budget, even more are ahead. Legislators are still deciding where else they can slash spending."Human…

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services says neglect and abuse killed 90 children in the state last year and almost half were infants who…

The Illinois Dept. of Children and Family Services says family members are failing to report cases of sexual abuse. That assertion came Thursday in a…

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services began sending out layoff notices Friday as it tries to cut 375 jobs without weakening its ability…