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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 South Sub-Region		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Cook South 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	607	375	61.8%	286	68	23.8%	893	443	49.6%
2019	527	309	58.6%	281	77	27.4%	808	386	47.8%
2020	617	381	61.8%	379	113	29.8%	996	494	49.6%
2021	657	431	65.6%	426	113	26.5%	1,083	544	50.2%
2022	584	391	67.0%	407	103	25.3%	991	494	49.8%
2023	519	311	59.9%	347	83	23.9%	866	394	45.5%
2024	515	317	61.6%	244	53	21.7%	759	370	48.7%
2025*	493	306	62.1%	205	42	20.5%	698	348	49.9%

| All Children | Placement Type |

Cook South Sub-Region		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Cook South 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	198	105	53.0%	92	15	16.3%	290	120	41.4%
	Kinship	409	270	66.0%	194	53	27.3%	603	323	53.6%
	ALL CHILDREN	607	375	61.8%	286	68	23.8%	893	443	49.6%
2019	Traditional	161	80	49.7%	85	9	10.6%	246	89	36.2%
	Kinship	366	229	62.6%	196	68	34.7%	562	297	52.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	527	309	58.6%	281	77	27.4%	808	386	47.8%
2020	Traditional	167	88	52.7%	106	6	5.7%	273	94	34.4%
	Kinship	450	293	65.1%	273	107	39.2%	723	400	55.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	617	381	61.8%	379	113	29.8%	996	494	49.6%
2021	Traditional	164	77	47.0%	121	12	9.9%	285	89	31.2%
	Kinship	493	354	71.8%	305	101	33.1%	798	455	57.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	657	431	65.6%	426	113	26.5%	1,083	544	50.2%
2022	Traditional	174	87	50.0%	119	12	10.1%	293	99	33.8%
	Kinship	410	304	74.1%	288	91	31.6%	698	395	56.6%
	ALL CHILDREN	584	391	67.0%	407	103	25.3%	991	494	49.8%
2023	Traditional	143	62	43.4%	87	12	13.8%	230	74	32.2%
	Kinship	376	249	66.2%	260	71	27.3%	636	320	50.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	519	311	59.9%	347	83	23.9%	866	394	45.5%
2024	Traditional	137	47	34.3%	62	7	11.3%	199	54	27.1%
	Kinship	378	270	71.4%	182	46	25.3%	560	316	56.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	515	317	61.6%	244	53	21.7%	759	370	48.7%
2025*	Traditional	135	54	40.0%	52	4	7.7%	187	58	31.0%
	Kinship	358	252	70.4%	153	38	24.8%	511	290	56.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	493	306	62.1%	205	42	20.5%	698	348	49.9%