(The Center Square) – A bill making it easier for a child’s relative to become their foster parent is now law in Illinois. Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday signed the Kinship in Demand (KIND ...

These restrictions exclude up to 130,000 children, who could be eligible under national guidelines, from receiving support, according to the most recent estimates of Illinois’ program.

SPRINGFIELD | The threat of losing their driver's licenses has prompted more than 3,000 Illinois parents to pay about $1.3 million in child support since the beginning of the year, ...