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In Rica Rountree's case, mandated reporters alerted the state’s child welfare agency of potential serious abuse. They sounded the alarm bell repeatedly, only to have those alarms ignored or not thoroughly investigated by the agency tasked with doing so. Instead, the investigator who mishandled Rica’s case was promoted.
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A Thayer man faces a murder charge. The caseworker was found dead after responding to a report of a child in danger.
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An audit released Tuesday paints a damning picture of Illinois’ child-welfare agency.
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The death of a one year old child in Joliet Township has Illinois' child-welfare agency on the defensive. Department of Children and Family Services…