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Rep. Weber Calls for DCFS to be Restructured from the Ground Up

State Rep. Tom Weber spoke to Capitol Connection following news that DCFS Director Marc Smith will resign at the end of the year.

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Posted Thu, Oct 12, 2023 at 11:19 am CT

State Rep. Tom Weber speaking on the floor of the Illinois House of Representatives earlier this year. (IL House Staff.)

Speaking to Capitol Connection following news that DCFS Director Marc Smith will resign at the end of the year, State Representative Tom Weber (R-Lake Villa) called for a new director of the troubled agency to come from outside Illinois and that the department should be restructured from the ground up to solve systemic problems putting vulnerable children at risk.

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