Chapter 325, CHILDREN

(325 ILCS 60/6) (from Ch. 23, par. 2206) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 6. Said institution shall be located in that portion of Illinois which may be deemed most advantageous. (Source: Laws 1911, p. 129. Repealed by P.A. 104-738, eff. 1-1-27.)…

(325 ILCS 55/6) (from Ch. 23, par. 2276) Sec. 6. Local law enforcement duties. Any local law enforcement authority notified pursuant to this Article of the request for the birth certificate or school record of or other information concerning a missing child shall immediately noti…

(325 ILCS 30/6) (from Ch. 23, par. 4106) Sec. 6. Council. There is established the family support center council for the purpose of planning and implementing the establishment and development of a family support center. The council shall be appointed by the governor and consist o…

(325 ILCS 20/6) (from Ch. 23, par. 4156) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2027) Sec. 6. Local Structure and Interagency Councils. The lead agency, in conjunction with the Council and as defined by administrative rule, shall define local service areas and define the ge…

(325 ILCS 5/6) (from Ch. 23, par. 2056) Sec. 6. Any person required to investigate cases of suspected child abuse or neglect may take or cause to be taken, at Department expense, color photographs and x-rays of the child who is the subject of a report, and color photographs of th…

(325 ILCS 15/6) (from Ch. 23, par. 2086) Sec. 6. The centers may seek, receive, and make use of any funds which may be made available from federal, voluntary, philanthropic, or other sources in order to augment any state funds appropriated for the purposes of this Act. (Source: P…

(325 ILCS 2/60) Sec. 60. Department's duties. The Department must implement a public information program to promote safe placement alternatives for newborn infants. The public information program must inform the public of the following: (1) The relinquishment alternative provided…

(325 ILCS 2/65) Sec. 65. Evaluation. (a) The Department shall collect and analyze information regarding the relinquishment of newborn infants and placement of children under this Act. Police stations, fire stations, emergency medical facilities, and medical professionals acceptin…

(325 ILCS 15/7) (from Ch. 23, par. 2087) Sec. 7. The Director of the Department of Children and Family Services shall submit annual reports to the General Assembly concerning the Department's findings regarding the degree of achievement of the goals of this Act. (Source: P.A. 103…

(325 ILCS 40/7) (from Ch. 23, par. 2257) Sec. 7. (a) All law enforcement agencies and policing bodies of this State shall, upon receipt of a report of a missing person, enter that report into LEADS as soon as the minimum level of data specified pursuant to subsection (e) of Secti…

(325 ILCS 55/7) (from Ch. 23, par. 2277) Sec. 7. Home rule. This Article shall constitute the exercise of the State's exclusive jurisdiction pursuant to subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution and shall preempt the jurisdiction of any home rule uni…

(325 ILCS 5/7) (from Ch. 23, par. 2057) Sec. 7. Time and manner of making reports. All reports of suspected child abuse or neglect made under this Act shall be made immediately by telephone to the central register established under Section 7.7 on the single, State-wide, toll-free…

(325 ILCS 20/7) (from Ch. 23, par. 4157) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2027) Sec. 7. Essential Components of the Statewide Service System. As required by federal laws and regulations, a statewide system of coordinated, comprehensive, interagency and interdisciplina…

(325 ILCS 5/7.01) Sec. 7.01. Reports made by mandated reporters that require a child welfare services referral. (a) When a report is made by a mandated reporter to the statewide toll-free telephone number established under Section 7.6 of this Act and there is a prior indicated re…

(325 ILCS 5/7.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 2057.1) Sec. 7.1. (a) To the fullest extent feasible, the Department shall cooperate with and shall seek the cooperation and involvement of all appropriate public and private agencies, including health, education, social service and law enforce…

(325 ILCS 40/7.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 2257.1) Sec. 7.1. In addition to any requirement of Section 601.2 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act or applicable provisions of the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act regarding a parental responsibili…

(325 ILCS 5/7.10) (from Ch. 23, par. 2057.10) Sec. 7.10. Upon the receipt of each oral report made under this Act, the Child Protective Service Unit shall immediately transmit a copy thereof to the state central register of child abuse and neglect. A preliminary report from a Chi…

(325 ILCS 5/7.12) (from Ch. 23, par. 2057.12) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-597) Sec. 7.12. The Child Protective Service Unit shall determine, within 60 days, whether the report is "indicated" or "unfounded" and report it forthwith to the central register; where i…

(325 ILCS 5/7.13) (from Ch. 23, par. 2057.13) Sec. 7.13. The reports made under this Act may contain such additional information in the furtherance of the purposes of this Act as the Department, by rule, may require. (Source: P.A. 81-1077.)

(325 ILCS 5/7.14) (from Ch. 23, par. 2057.14) Sec. 7.14. All reports in the central register shall be classified in one of three categories: "indicated", "unfounded" or "undetermined", as the case may be. Prior to classifying the report, the Department shall determine whether the…

(325 ILCS 5/7.15) (from Ch. 23, par. 2057.15) Sec. 7.15. The central register may contain such other information which the Department determines to be in furtherance of the purposes of this Act. Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 7.14 and 7.16, the Department may amend or rem…

(325 ILCS 5/7.16) (from Ch. 23, par. 2057.16) Sec. 7.16. For any investigation or appeal initiated on or after, or pending on July 1, 1998, the following time frames shall apply. Within 60 days after the notification of the completion of the Child Protective Service Unit investig…

(325 ILCS 5/7.17) (from Ch. 23, par. 2057.17) Sec. 7.17. To the fullest extent possible, written notice of any amendment, expunction, or removal of any record made under this Act shall be served upon each subject of such report and the appropriate Child Protective Service Unit. U…

(325 ILCS 5/7.18) (from Ch. 23, par. 2057.18) Sec. 7.18. Pursuant to Sections 7.15 and 7.16 and for good cause shown, the Child Protective Service Unit may amend any report previously sent to the State-wide center. Unless otherwise prescribed by this Act, the content, form, manne…

(325 ILCS 5/7.19) (from Ch. 23, par. 2057.19) Sec. 7.19. Upon request, a subject of a report shall be entitled to receive a copy of all information contained in the central register pertaining to the subject's case. However, the Department may prohibit the release of data that wo…

(325 ILCS 40/7.2) Sec. 7.2. Report of missing child under 18 years of age; information. (a) At the time of first contact with an individual making a report of a missing child who is under 18 years of age, the local law enforcement agency shall provide the individual with informat…

(325 ILCS 5/7.2) (from Ch. 23, par. 2057.2) Sec. 7.2. The Department shall establish a Child Protective Service Unit within each geographic region as designated by the Director of the Department. The Child Protective Service Unit shall perform those functions assigned by this Act…

(325 ILCS 5/7.20) Sec. 7.20. Inter-agency agreements for information. The Department shall enter into an inter-agency agreement with the Secretary of State to establish a procedure by which employees of the Department may have immediate access to driver's license records maintain…

(325 ILCS 5/7.21) Sec. 7.21. Multidisciplinary Review Committee. (a) The Department may establish multidisciplinary review committees in each region of the State to assure that mandated reporters have the ability to have a review conducted on any situation where a child abuse or …

(325 ILCS 5/7.22) Sec. 7.22. Reviews of unfounded reports. (a) Whenever the Department determines that a reported incident of child abuse or neglect will be "unfounded", the Department shall forward a copy of the report and written notice of the Department's intent to classify th…

(325 ILCS 5/7.22a) Sec. 7.22a. Reports subject to review. (a) Unfounded reports. Prior to classifying a report under Section 7.14, if the Department intends to classify the report as unfounded, the Department must first determine whether the report is subject to review in accorda…

(325 ILCS 5/7.3) (from Ch. 23, par. 2057.3) Sec. 7.3. (a) The Department shall be the sole agency responsible for receiving and investigating reports of child abuse or neglect made under this Act, including reports of adult resident abuse or neglect as defined in this Act, except…

(325 ILCS 5/7.3a) (from Ch. 23, par. 2057.3a) Sec. 7.3a. The Director of the Department shall appoint a Perinatal Coordinator who shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches with a specialty certification in pediatric care. Such coordinator, or other de…

(325 ILCS 5/7.3b) (from Ch. 23, par. 2057.3b) Sec. 7.3b. All persons required to report under Section 4 may refer to the Department of Human Services any pregnant person in this State who has a substance use disorder as defined in the Substance Use Disorder Act. The Department of…

(325 ILCS 5/7.3c) Sec. 7.3c. Substance abuse services for parents with children. The Department of Human Services and the Department of Children and Family Services shall develop a community based system of integrated child welfare and substance abuse services for the purpose of …

(325 ILCS 5/7.4) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-586) Sec. 7.4. (a) The Department shall be capable of receiving reports of suspected child abuse or neglect 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Whenever the Department receives a report alleging that a child is a truant as…

(325 ILCS 5/7.4a) Sec. 7.4a. Domestic violence co-location program. (a) As used in this Section: "Domestic violence co-location program" means a program, administered in partnership with a co-location program management entity, where domestic violence advocates who are trained in…

(325 ILCS 5/7.5) (from Ch. 23, par. 2057.5) Sec. 7.5. If the Child Protective Service Unit is denied reasonable access to a child by the parents or other persons and it deems that the health, safety, and best interests of the child so require, it shall request the intervention of…

(325 ILCS 5/7.6) (from Ch. 23, par. 2057.6) Sec. 7.6. There shall be a single State-wide, toll-free telephone number established and maintained by the Department which all persons, whether or not mandated by law, may use to report suspected child abuse or neglect at any hour of t…

(325 ILCS 5/7.7) (from Ch. 23, par. 2057.7) Sec. 7.7. There shall be a central register of all cases of suspected child abuse or neglect reported and maintained by the Department under this Act. Through the recording of initial, preliminary, and final reports, the central registe…

(325 ILCS 5/7.8) Sec. 7.8. Upon receiving an oral or written report of suspected child abuse or neglect, the Department shall immediately notify, either orally or electronically, the Child Protective Service Unit of a previous report concerning a subject of the present report or …

(325 ILCS 5/7.9) (from Ch. 23, par. 2057.9) Sec. 7.9. The Department shall prepare, print, and distribute initial, preliminary, and final reporting forms to each Child Protective Service Unit. Initial written reports from the reporting source shall contain the following informati…

(325 ILCS 2/70) Sec. 70. Construction of Act. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preclude the courts of this State from exercising their discretion to protect the health and safety of children in individual cases. The best interests and welfare of a child shall be a paramo…

(325 ILCS 60/8) (from Ch. 23, par. 2207) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 8. The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois shall appoint a skilled and capable surgeon, general superintendent, and may remove him for cause stated, first having given …

(325 ILCS 40/8) (from Ch. 23, par. 2258) Sec. 8. The Director shall report by June 30 of each year to the Governor and the General Assembly on the operations of the State Missing Persons Clearinghouse for the previous calendar year. (Source: P.A. 97-938, eff. 1-1-13.)

(325 ILCS 20/8) (from Ch. 23, par. 4158) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2027) Sec. 8. Authority to promulgate rules and regulations. The lead agency shall develop rules and regulations under this Act within one year of the effective date of this Act. These rules sha…

(325 ILCS 30/8) (from Ch. 23, par. 4108) Sec. 8. Literacy program. As part of the project, family literacy programs shall be provided for the purpose of addressing the family's need for educational, vocational, and parenting training. The family literacy program shall focus on le…

(325 ILCS 5/8.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 2058.1) Sec. 8.1. If the Child Protective Service Unit determines after investigating a report that there is no credible evidence that a child is abused or neglected, it shall deem the report to be an unfounded report. However, if it appears th…

(325 ILCS 5/8.2) (from Ch. 23, par. 2058.2) Sec. 8.2. If the Child Protective Service Unit determines, following an investigation made pursuant to Section 7.4 of this Act, that there is credible evidence that the child is abused or neglected, the Department shall assess the famil…

(325 ILCS 5/8.2a) Sec. 8.2a. Developmental and social-emotional screening; indicated finding of abuse or neglect. The Department shall conduct a developmental and social-emotional screening within 45 days after the Department is granted temporary custody of a child. When a child …