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Mueller takes over DCFS, promises collaboration as she tries to turn embattled agency around
WCIA Champaign via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — New Director of the Department of Children and Family Services Heidi...
Smith out, Mueller in as new director of DCFS
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 6 months agoGov. JB Pritzker selected a new director of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services on Wednesday, pending approval from the state Senate....
Troubled Illinois Department of Children and Family Services to get a new director
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe troubled state agency charged with the protection of abused and neglected children will have new...
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker appoints juvenile justice veteran to run embattled child welfare agency
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 months agoGov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday announced a new leader for the Illinois Department of Children and...
Capitol Connection: New Director Heidi Mueller details her plan for DCFS
WCIA Champaign via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — The Department of Children and Family Services has a new director....
New Illinois DCFS director Heidi Mueller faces challenges, opportunities
WFLD via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoCHICAGO - The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) has recently been under scrutiny, most notably on Thursday when a former worker was sentenced to jail time for involvement ...
County leaders drop Beidinger off health board as state rules change for appointments
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAfter serving 7.5 years — three years as its president — Heidi Beidinger was unceremoniously dropped...
New Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice Director named
WCIA Champaign via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — The Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice has a found a permanent...
EDITORIAL: New child-protection chief will have her hands full
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 6 months agoJan. 5—Is this another case of a fool rushing in where angels fear to tread? Good luck to Heidi Mueller. She'll need that and a lot more. Why? Mueller, currently the director of the Illinois ...
New DCFS director in court to face questions on children stuck in emergency placements
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 months agoCalled into court Thursday to explain how she plans to fix long-standing problems at the state’s troubled child welfare agency, Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s new Department of Children and Family Services ...