Foster dad loses home, job after falsely landing on sex offender registry

A Lockport foster parent said he lost his kids, job and home for months after a mix-up that landed his name on the Illinois Sex Offender Registry.

• Jul 24

How did a Lockport foster dad wrongly end up on the sex offender registry?

A foster parent in Lockport found himself out of a job, out of his home and away from his kids after wrongly being put on the Illinois Sex Offender Registry. How did it happen? And how could it be fixed?

• Jul 24

Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects bid for guardianship voter records

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 5-2 that guardianship records sought by the Wisconsin Voter Alliance to identify ineligible voters are not public records under state law.

• Jul 7

One Hope United, UIC want to expand family-style living in foster care

The organization One Hope United and the University of Illinois Chicago want to expand a program that provides family-style living to teens in foster care.

• Apr 6

One Hope United, UIC look to expand family-style living for teens in foster care

The organization One Hope United and the University of Illinois at Chicago want to expand a program that provides family-style living to teens in foster care.

• Apr 6

Chicago area nonprofit aims to help foster kids find forever homes

Dr. Susan McConnell founded Let It Be Us 11 years ago and is an adoptive parent herself.

• Jul 10, 2025

Let It Be Us supporting foster kids in finding permanent homes

Let It Be Us was recently awarded a $750,000 contract with DCFS.

• Jul 10, 2025

Pritzker signs law to make it easier for children's relatives to be foster parents

The Kinship in Demand (KIND) Act would allow the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services more flexibility in certifying grandparents and other relatives as foster parents for children in their family.

• Feb 5, 2025

Wis. high court weighs case brought by conservative election activist

Liberal justices who control the Wisconsin Supreme Court voiced concerns Tuesday about the motives of a conservative activist who is seeking guardianship records in an effort to find ineligible voters.

• Sep 10, 2024

Woman arrested on warrant, accused of lying on her foster son and causing his death

Jennifer Lee Wilson, 48, was apprehended Saturday evening in New Buffalo Township, Michigan, according to the Berrien County, Michigan Sheriff's office.

• Jul 14, 2024

Chicago police re-open probe into case of 3-year-old foster child who died

Chicago police detectives have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of 3-year-old Aaliyah Benka. The little girl had a successful heart transplant in 2018. Two years later, she died after suffering organ rejection. Her new heart failed.

• Jun 9, 2023