Child Advocates Await Dhs Funding Bump From Springfield

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"We've been working hard in the legislature this year to try to get a cost-of-doing-business increase," [Nancy Shier] said. "We believe [it] is on the table as part of the conversation that's happening to finalize the state budget."

"I'm a former child welfare agency director, so of course I have strong feelings," said state Senate Assistant Majority Leader Miguel Del Valle (D-Chicago). "We'll see what the negotiators come up with when we go back to Springfield next week."

"When I first started the program - don't get me wrong - I love my kids, but I was short of patience," [Cynthia Rowland] said. "I've learned a lot of patience, about why they act a certain way at a certain age."

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Child Advocates Await Dhs Funding Bump From Springfield

It started with an optimistic plastering of blue ribbons. But it's ending on an unresolved note.

Child Abuse Prevention Month is drawing to a close, yet child advocates are still waiting to hear whether legislators in Springfield will grant increased funding for one of advocates' top priorities this year: an abuse prevention program...

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