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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 |

Cook Central Sub-Region		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Cook Central 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	442	282	63.8%	315	86	27.3%	757	368	48.6%
2019	442	274	62.0%	322	70	21.7%	764	344	45.0%
2020	593	364	61.4%	345	75	21.7%	938	439	46.8%
2021	644	401	62.3%	371	87	23.5%	1,015	488	48.1%
2022	672	394	58.6%	349	78	22.3%	1,021	472	46.2%
2023	611	339	55.5%	381	79	20.7%	992	418	42.1%
2024	518	276	53.3%	268	59	22.0%	786	335	42.6%
2025*	481	303	63.0%	269	83	30.9%	750	386	51.5%

| All Children | Placement Type |

Cook Central Sub-Region		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Cook Central 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	154	89	57.8%	106	6	5.7%	260	95	36.5%
	Kinship	288	193	67.0%	209	80	38.3%	497	273	54.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	442	282	63.8%	315	86	27.3%	757	368	48.6%
2019	Traditional	124	73	58.9%	99	4	4.0%	223	77	34.5%
	Kinship	318	201	63.2%	223	66	29.6%	541	267	49.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	442	274	62.0%	322	70	21.7%	764	344	45.0%
2020	Traditional	142	66	46.5%	94	0	0.0%	236	66	28.0%
	Kinship	451	298	66.1%	251	75	29.9%	702	373	53.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	593	364	61.4%	345	75	21.7%	938	439	46.8%
2021	Traditional	163	84	51.5%	92	8	8.7%	255	92	36.1%
	Kinship	481	317	65.9%	279	79	28.3%	760	396	52.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	644	401	62.3%	371	87	23.5%	1,015	488	48.1%
2022	Traditional	179	88	49.2%	81	2	2.5%	260	90	34.6%
	Kinship	493	306	62.1%	268	76	28.4%	761	382	50.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	672	394	58.6%	349	78	22.3%	1,021	472	46.2%
2023	Traditional	180	79	43.9%	94	6	6.4%	274	85	31.0%
	Kinship	431	260	60.3%	287	73	25.4%	718	333	46.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	611	339	55.5%	381	79	20.7%	992	418	42.1%
2024	Traditional	157	58	36.9%	81	0	0.0%	238	58	24.4%
	Kinship	361	218	60.4%	187	59	31.6%	548	277	50.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	518	276	53.3%	268	59	22.0%	786	335	42.6%
2025*	Traditional	138	56	40.6%	82	8	9.8%	220	64	29.1%
	Kinship	343	247	72.0%	187	75	40.1%	530	322	60.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	481	303	63.0%	269	83	30.9%	750	386	51.5%