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Article: Victory for Children in State Custody: Federal Judge Rules That State Budget Cuts Violate Consent Decree, Will Do 'Irreparable Harm'
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- June 30, 2009
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To: STATE EDITORS
Contact: Edwin C. Yohnka, Director of Communications of the
American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, +1-312-201-9740, ext.
305, cell: +1-847-687-1129, eyohnka@aclu-il.org
CHICAGO, June 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following an
extraordinary, late afternoon, two-hour hearing on Monday, June
29th, U.S. District Court Judge John F. Grady today ordered
Illinois' child welfare agency - the Illinois Department of Children
and Family Services (DCFS) - to comply with all parts of a court-
monitored consent decree that ensures the safety and protects the
constitutional rights of children in the state system. Judge Grady's