ACLU of Illinois Motion To Enforce Illinois DCFS Compliance With B.H. Consent Decree

On February 13, 2015, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Illinois filed a motion to force the state to address a shortage of safe placements and services and improve its oversight of residential contractors. The ACLU of Illinois represents the plaintiffs in the 1991 B.H. Consent Decree; the class consists of about 15,000 children in substitute care placed in relative care, traditional or specialized foster care, or institutions/group homes. Since October 2014, the ACLU of Illinois has been attempting to negotiate with DCFS on the terms of a supplemental compliance plan to address the service and . . .