Chicago Tonight; No. 8167; Dcfs
- Series
- Chicago Tonight
- Episode Number
- No. 8167
- Episode
- Dcfs
- Producing Organization
- WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)
- Contributing Organization
- The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip-526-pn8x922q41
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- Description
- Episode Description
- This is an episode of the series "Chicago Tonight." It focuses on the flaws within the Department of Family and Children Services and the courts on how to deal with children in the foster care system. Begins with a report by Barbara Williams. She interviews attorney James Montana, who represented the governor's office in the "Sarah" case, where the court found that the interest of a child is paramount; and ACLU attorney Ben Wolf, who is suing DCFS. Bruce DuMont moderates a panel discussion with Carol Amadio, an attorney and associate professor of social work at Loyola University; Diane Redleaf, supervisory attorney for the Children's Rights Project of the Legal Assistance Foundation; and Jerome Stermer, president of Voices for Illinois Children and a member of Governor Edgar's Child Welfare Action Group.
- Series Description
- "CHICAGO MATTERS, a three-year-long project exploring issues of concern to the community, focused on children in 1991. A unique mixture of programming examines some of the [problems] facing children today and offered viable solutions. "Included in this series are PROTECT YOURSELF: TEACHING YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT AIDS, which addresses one of the leading threats to our youth and promotes prevention through education; WHAT'S OUT THER FOR J.R', which explores the state of the social service networks that provide help to youths in crisis; the CHICAGO MATTERS TOWN MEETING examines the community support systems available to children, bringing together city officials, park district representatives, parents, children and child development experts in a live 'town meeting' setting."--1991 Peabody Awards entry form.
- Broadcast Date
- 1991-04-25
- Asset type
- Episode
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Duration
- 00:27:55.990
- Credits
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Producing Organization: WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the
University of Georgia
Identifier: cpb-aacip-7f7b23eaba7 (Filename)
Format: U-matic
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Chicago Tonight; No. 8167; Dcfs,” 1991-04-25, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 11, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-pn8x922q41.
- MLA: “Chicago Tonight; No. 8167; Dcfs.” 1991-04-25. The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 11, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-pn8x922q41>.
- APA: Chicago Tonight; No. 8167; Dcfs. Boston, MA: The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-pn8x922q41