WATCH: DCFS still looking for missing children numbers; Pritzker on elections results
November 6, 2025/
(The Center Square) – In today’s edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop continues his coverage about how many youth in care the Department of Children and Family Services has on record that are missing and reaction to the lack of information from state Sen. Chapin Rose, R-Mahomet.
Bishop also shares comments from Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and President Donald Trump reacting to the outcome of Tuesday’s elections in other parts of the country.
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