MEMBERS OF THE ILLINOIS HOUSE SAY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES WORKERS NEED TO BE BETTER PROTECTED. 

DURING SESSION ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, A FEW LAWMAKERS STOOD UP CALLING FOR CHANGE AFTER THE STABBING DEATH OF A D-C-F-S INVESTIGATOR IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS. REPRESENTATIVE SUE SCHERER OF DECATUR:

REPRESENTATIVE MAURICE WEST OF ROCKFORD SAYS IT’S TAKING TOO LONG TO HIRE CASEWORKERS.

THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THE ISSUE HAS COME UP. IN 2017, A D-C-F-S WORKER IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS WAS BRUTALLY BEATEN ON THE JOB AND DIED A FEW MONTHS LATER.