DCFS director: Stuck kids problem years in the making chronicleillinois.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chronicleillinois.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc Smith has faced nine cases of contempt of court in recent weeks for failing to comply with a judge s order to place the state s most vulnerable children in an appropriate setting. In a recent interview with Capitol News Illinois, he outlined the scope of the problem and why it s not new or easy to solve.