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Proposed Legislation Aims to Improve State Assistance Access for Relatives of Children in DCFS Care in Illinois

At 48, having raised three children who are now in their 20s, Jeanette Byrd finds herself immersed once again in a world of diapers, daycare, and cartoons.

In the past two years, Byrd has taken on the role of caregiver for her 3-year-old granddaughter and 1-year-old grandson.