ABUSE & NEGLECT DEATHS HOLDING STEADY

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services had prior contact with the families or caretakers of 29 children who died from abuse or neglect in the one-year period between July 1, 2013, and June 30, 2014, with one more case under investigation. That’s according to a Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ analysis of the most recent yearly report by the state child-welfare agency’s Office of Inspector General. Here is a look at DCFS-involved abuse-and-neglect deaths over time ( Note: An additional 2014 case remains under investigation.)

Source: Sun-Times/WBEZ analysis of DCFS records Get the data