DCFS accused of failing to protect kids at South Side facility

Source NBC Local
Original Load Date June 18, 2026, 7:01 p.m.
Last Updated June 18, 2026, 7:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/dcfs-accused-of-failing-to-protect-kids-at-south-side-facility/3950827/

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The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has been added to a multi-million-dollar lawsuit filed by a woman who claims to have been sexually abused while in its care. Nationally known civil rights attorney Ben Crump said that DCFS is now being sued along with Aunt Martha’s Health and ...