Article: Victory for Children in State Custody: Federal Judge Rules That State Budget Cuts Violate Consent Decree, Will Do 'Irreparable Harm'

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

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