ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES WORKERS WILL BE BETTER EQUIPPED TO DEFEND THEMSELVES UNDER A BILL HEADED TO THE GOVERNOR’S DESK. 

THE LEGISLATION IS SPONSORED BY SENATOR STEVE MCCLURE OF SPRINGFIELD, ALLOWING D-C-F-S INVESTIGATORS TO CARRY PEPPER SPRAY WHEN VISITING A HOME.

INVESTIGATORS WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH A TRAINING COURSE WITH THE STATE POLICE ON THE PROPER USE OF A DEFENSIVE SPRAY. IT’S PROMPTED BY THE MURDER OF TWO WOMEN CONDUCTING HOME VISITS, DEIDRE SILAS IN JANUARY AND PAMELA KNIGHT WHO DIED OF HER INJURIES IN 2018.

THE BILL MUST BE SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE GOVERNOR