Illinois State Adoptions

Illinois adoption, foster care, and licensing specialists are experts who can answer your questions including:

getting started with adopting or fostering

your state laws

whether agencies are properly licensed

if there have been lawsuits against adoption professionals in the state

and others. These experts are the place to start in Illinois:

Foster Care Specialist
Chief Office of Substitute Care
Dept. Children/Family Services
100 W. Randolph Street, 6th Floor
Chicago, ILLINOIS 60601
312-814-6800

Adoption Specialist
Dept. of Children and Family Services
Division of Foster Care and Permanency Services
June Dorn
100 West Randolph Street
Suite 6-100
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: (312) 814-6858
Fax: (312) 814-3255
World Wide Web: http://www.state.il.us/dcfs
E-mail:

Licensing Specialist
Department of Children and Family Services
Division of Foster Care and Permanency Services
Ginny Conlee
406 East Monroe Street
Springfield, IL 627011498
Phone: (217) 785-2688
World Wide Web: http://www.state.il.us/dcfs

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