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Illinois DCFS

Capitol News Illinois

DCFS Director comes under fire for child deaths, improper placements

Cook County judge finds him in contempt for sixth time

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) -- A Cook County judge this week found the director of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services in contempt for the fifth and sixth time this year for housing two girls in locked psychiatric facilities unnecessarily. Director Marc Smith faced four previous contempt citations for failing to place children in proper homes in violation of court orders. Each of the six contempt citations included a $1,000-per-day fine for Smith. After being found in contempt, […]

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Baby Sophia Davis

Capitol News Illinois

Baby dies amid child abuse allegations

Mother said DCFS failed to intervene

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Sophia Faye Davis loved to eat noodles. She slept with a stuffed hippo that made soothing sounds and reflected stars on her ceiling. She sang and danced as she pounded on the keys of her toy piano. These are the memories of her only child that Cassy Needham clings to – not the final month of Sophia’s life that was filled with child abuse allegations, failed investigations, and ignored pleas for help that ended with […]

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