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Definition: Of all children in kinship or traditional foster homes at the end of the fiscal year, the percentage that was placed with their siblings.

Denominator: The number of children in kinship or traditional foster homes at the end of the fiscal year who had siblings in substitute care. Siblings are defined as children who belong to a common family based on the ID number of the family.

Numerator: The number of children placed in the same foster home as all of their siblings in substitute care at the end of the fiscal year.

Exclusions
Children with no siblings in substitute care excluded.

A Note on Totals
The per-year totals for this measure ("ALL CHILDREN") reflect the total numbers of children with valid values for the breakdown being viewed. Since counts may be culled from records missing geographic, demographic or placement type information, totals between breakdowns may not be identical. For example, adding counts for all age groups for a given year may not produce the same result as adding races, since there may be missing races and/or ages in the population.

A Note on Race
If the value of the primary race is Native American/Alaska Native, Asian, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islanders, it was coded as "Other." If the value of primary race was "could not be verified," "unknown," "declined to identify," or missing (null), it was treated as missing and excluded when indicators are reported by race/ethnicity.

The data used to compute this measure come from two Illinois DCFS data systems: the Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS) and the Child and Youth Centered Information System (CYCIS). Both the SACWIS data and the CYCIS data were extracted on December 31, 2024. They were calculated based on the state fiscal year, which spans the 12-month period from July 1 to June 30.

End of Year Placement with Siblings

Of all children in kinship or traditional foster homes at the end of the year, the percentage that was placed with siblings.

Change Measure

Data extracted on December 31, 2024.

Illinois Region Sub-Region County

Cook North Cook Central Cook South Aurora Rockford Champaign Peoria Springfield East St. Louis Marion

| All Children | Placement Type |

Aurora Sub-Region		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Aurora Sub-Region		Children with this # of Sibs	Placed with All Sibs	%	Children with this # of Sibs	Placed with All Sibs	%	Total Children	Placed with All Sibs	%
2018	512	357	69.7%	277	56	20.2%	789	413	52.3%
2019	516	351	68.0%	283	52	18.4%	799	403	50.4%
2020	636	453	71.2%	347	108	31.1%	983	561	57.1%
2021	720	500	69.4%	376	107	28.5%	1,096	607	55.4%
2022	817	546	66.8%	410	134	32.7%	1,227	680	55.4%
2023	855	590	69.0%	446	152	34.1%	1,301	742	57.0%
2024	794	516	65.0%	369	115	31.2%	1,163	631	54.3%
2025*	725	483	66.6%	369	129	35.0%	1,094	612	55.9%

| All Children | Placement Type |

Aurora Sub-Region		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Aurora Sub-Region		Children with this # of Sibs	Placed with All Sibs	%	Children with this # of Sibs	Placed with All Sibs	%	Total Children	Placed with All Sibs	%
2018	Traditional	204	118	57.8%	116	8	6.9%	320	126	39.4%
	Kinship	308	239	77.6%	161	48	29.8%	469	287	61.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	512	357	69.7%	277	56	20.2%	789	413	52.3%
2019	Traditional	186	100	53.8%	131	10	7.6%	317	110	34.7%
	Kinship	330	251	76.1%	152	42	27.6%	482	293	60.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	516	351	68.0%	283	52	18.4%	799	403	50.4%
2020	Traditional	187	116	62.0%	111	4	3.6%	298	120	40.3%
	Kinship	449	337	75.1%	236	104	44.1%	685	441	64.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	636	453	71.2%	347	108	31.1%	983	561	57.1%
2021	Traditional	227	134	59.0%	125	2	1.6%	352	136	38.6%
	Kinship	493	366	74.2%	251	105	41.8%	744	471	63.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	720	500	69.4%	376	107	28.5%	1,096	607	55.4%
2022	Traditional	231	130	56.3%	131	2	1.5%	362	132	36.5%
	Kinship	586	416	71.0%	279	132	47.3%	865	548	63.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	817	546	66.8%	410	134	32.7%	1,227	680	55.4%
2023	Traditional	238	133	55.9%	107	2	1.9%	345	135	39.1%
	Kinship	617	457	74.1%	339	150	44.2%	956	607	63.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	855	590	69.0%	446	152	34.1%	1,301	742	57.0%
2024	Traditional	202	93	46.0%	120	2	1.7%	322	95	29.5%
	Kinship	592	423	71.5%	249	113	45.4%	841	536	63.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	794	516	65.0%	369	115	31.2%	1,163	631	54.3%
2025*	Traditional	184	94	51.1%	117	8	6.8%	301	102	33.9%
	Kinship	541	389	71.9%	252	121	48.0%	793	510	64.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	725	483	66.6%	369	129	35.0%	1,094	612	55.9%