More than a dozen bills have been filed this spring to address worker safety for DCFS investigators. This year a DCFS worker Deidre Silas was killed when she went to a home by herself to check on the welfare of a child. One proposal from Republican Senator Steve McClure would allow DCFS workers to carry mace or pepper spray while on the job.
The bill also includes training to use personal defense sprays from the Illinois State Police.
McClure says he’s getting support on the issue from Democrats both in the Senate and the House.