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Permanence Within 36 Months (By Permanence Type)

Of all children who entered substitute care during the year, the percentage that attained permanence within 36 months.

Data extracted on January 1, 2026.

Northern Region		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 36 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2016	909	356	39.2%	165	18.2%	34	3.7%	570	62.7%
2017	869	326	37.5%	177	20.4%	34	3.9%	563	64.8%
2018	925	383	41.4%	144	15.6%	39	4.2%	582	62.9%
2019	1,083	449	41.5%	101	9.3%	26	2.4%	594	54.8%
2020	1,292	662	51.2%	108	8.4%	22	1.7%	815	63.1%
2021	1,552	862	55.5%	162	10.4%	35	2.3%	1,077	69.4%
2022	1,219	591	48.5%	148	12.1%	40	3.3%	794	65.1%
2023*	517	267	51.6%	52	10.1%	31	6.0%	357	69.1%

Northern Region		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 36 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2016	Black (Non-Latinx)	349	144	41.3%	46	13.2%	11	3.2%	206	59.0%
	White (Non-Latinx)	354	123	34.7%	95	26.8%	17	4.8%	244	68.9%
	Latinx (Any Race)	159	72	45.3%	18	11.3%	5	3.1%	96	60.4%
	Other Race	36	8	22.2%	6	16.7%	0	0.0%	14	38.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	909	356	39.2%	165	18.2%	34	3.7%	570	62.7%
2017	Black (Non-Latinx)	305	131	43.0%	54	17.7%	7	2.3%	201	65.9%
	White (Non-Latinx)	348	122	35.1%	80	23.0%	19	5.5%	235	67.5%
	Latinx (Any Race)	143	43	30.1%	28	19.6%	7	4.9%	79	55.2%
	Other Race	63	25	39.7%	15	23.8%	1	1.6%	42	66.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	869	326	37.5%	177	20.4%	34	3.9%	563	64.8%
2018	Black (Non-Latinx)	329	143	43.5%	52	15.8%	18	5.5%	219	66.6%
	White (Non-Latinx)	401	163	40.6%	67	16.7%	16	4.0%	252	62.8%
	Latinx (Any Race)	120	45	37.5%	16	13.3%	3	2.5%	65	54.2%
	Other Race	65	29	44.6%	5	7.7%	2	3.1%	39	60.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	925	383	41.4%	144	15.6%	39	4.2%	582	62.9%
2019	Black (Non-Latinx)	445	180	40.4%	34	7.6%	9	2.0%	231	51.9%
	White (Non-Latinx)	414	161	38.9%	53	12.8%	12	2.9%	233	56.3%
	Latinx (Any Race)	163	81	49.7%	8	4.9%	0	0.0%	92	56.4%
	Other Race	51	22	43.1%	5	9.8%	4	7.8%	31	60.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,083	449	41.5%	101	9.3%	26	2.4%	594	54.8%
2020	Black (Non-Latinx)	470	237	50.4%	33	7.0%	2	0.4%	285	60.6%
	White (Non-Latinx)	500	269	53.8%	49	9.8%	16	3.2%	341	68.2%
	Latinx (Any Race)	243	120	49.4%	13	5.3%	1	0.4%	137	56.4%
	Other Race	68	31	45.6%	12	17.6%	1	1.5%	44	64.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,292	662	51.2%	108	8.4%	22	1.7%	815	63.1%
2021	Black (Non-Latinx)	415	192	46.3%	35	8.4%	11	2.7%	243	58.6%
	White (Non-Latinx)	684	403	58.9%	85	12.4%	16	2.3%	513	75.0%
	Latinx (Any Race)	355	203	57.2%	36	10.1%	5	1.4%	246	69.3%
	Other Race	78	51	65.4%	5	6.4%	3	3.8%	60	76.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,552	862	55.5%	162	10.4%	35	2.3%	1,077	69.4%
2022	Black (Non-Latinx)	370	192	51.9%	35	9.5%	12	3.2%	247	66.8%
	White (Non-Latinx)	497	222	44.7%	76	15.3%	19	3.8%	322	64.8%
	Latinx (Any Race)	293	145	49.5%	35	11.9%	7	2.4%	188	64.2%
	Other Race	49	26	53.1%	1	2.0%	2	4.1%	30	61.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,219	591	48.5%	148	12.1%	40	3.3%	794	65.1%
2023*	Black (Non-Latinx)	173	85	49.1%	16	9.2%	6	3.5%	110	63.6%
	White (Non-Latinx)	199	102	51.3%	30	15.1%	16	8.0%	149	74.9%
	Latinx (Any Race)	107	60	56.1%	5	4.7%	8	7.5%	74	69.2%
	Other Race	29	19	65.5%	1	3.4%	0	0.0%	21	72.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	517	267	51.6%	52	10.1%	31	6.0%	357	69.1%

Northern Region		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 36 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2016	0 to 2	377	149	39.5%	101	26.8%	8	2.1%	261	69.2%
	3 to 5	137	59	43.1%	26	19.0%	7	5.1%	92	67.2%
	6 to 11	220	89	40.5%	29	13.2%	7	3.2%	127	57.7%
	12 to 17	175	59	33.7%	9	5.1%	12	6.9%	90	51.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	909	356	39.2%	165	18.2%	34	3.7%	570	62.7%
2017	0 to 2	356	130	36.5%	105	29.5%	9	2.5%	246	69.1%
	3 to 5	144	57	39.6%	27	18.8%	6	4.2%	91	63.2%
	6 to 11	216	84	38.9%	34	15.7%	9	4.2%	130	60.2%
	12 to 17	153	55	35.9%	11	7.2%	10	6.5%	96	62.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	869	326	37.5%	177	20.4%	34	3.9%	563	64.8%
2018	0 to 2	384	139	36.2%	112	29.2%	11	2.9%	262	68.2%
	3 to 5	153	70	45.8%	14	9.2%	7	4.6%	91	59.5%
	6 to 11	210	107	51.0%	14	6.7%	11	5.2%	132	62.9%
	12 to 17	178	67	37.6%	4	2.2%	10	5.6%	97	54.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	925	383	41.4%	144	15.6%	39	4.2%	582	62.9%
2019	0 to 2	413	179	43.3%	70	16.9%	7	1.7%	259	62.7%
	3 to 5	205	90	43.9%	15	7.3%	1	0.5%	106	51.7%
	6 to 11	266	104	39.1%	12	4.5%	11	4.1%	127	47.7%
	12 to 17	199	76	38.2%	4	2.0%	7	3.5%	102	51.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,083	449	41.5%	101	9.3%	26	2.4%	594	54.8%
2020	0 to 2	563	274	48.7%	88	15.6%	6	1.1%	369	65.5%
	3 to 5	233	145	62.2%	12	5.2%	3	1.3%	160	68.7%
	6 to 11	275	157	57.1%	7	2.5%	8	2.9%	173	62.9%
	12 to 17	221	86	38.9%	1	0.5%	5	2.3%	113	51.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,292	662	51.2%	108	8.4%	22	1.7%	815	63.1%
2021	0 to 2	610	320	52.5%	106	17.4%	14	2.3%	440	72.1%
	3 to 5	276	165	59.8%	19	6.9%	5	1.8%	189	68.5%
	6 to 11	378	241	63.8%	25	6.6%	10	2.6%	276	73.0%
	12 to 17	288	136	47.2%	12	4.2%	6	2.1%	172	59.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,552	862	55.5%	162	10.4%	35	2.3%	1,077	69.4%
2022	0 to 2	461	214	46.4%	101	21.9%	9	2.0%	325	70.5%
	3 to 5	246	141	57.3%	22	8.9%	5	2.0%	168	68.3%
	6 to 11	293	150	51.2%	22	7.5%	12	4.1%	184	62.8%
	12 to 17	219	86	39.3%	3	1.4%	14	6.4%	117	53.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,219	591	48.5%	148	12.1%	40	3.3%	794	65.1%
2023*	0 to 2	202	107	53.0%	38	18.8%	6	3.0%	151	74.8%
	3 to 5	99	53	53.5%	8	8.1%	5	5.1%	66	66.7%
	6 to 11	124	76	61.3%	3	2.4%	14	11.3%	93	75.0%
	12 to 17	92	31	33.7%	3	3.3%	6	6.5%	47	51.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	517	267	51.6%	52	10.1%	31	6.0%	357	69.1%

Northern Region		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 36 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2016	Female	432	177	41.0%	75	17.4%	21	4.9%	280	64.8%
	Male	477	179	37.5%	90	18.9%	13	2.7%	290	60.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	909	356	39.2%	165	18.2%	34	3.7%	570	62.7%
2017	Female	401	142	35.4%	80	20.0%	14	3.5%	249	62.1%
	Male	468	184	39.3%	97	20.7%	20	4.3%	314	67.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	869	326	37.5%	177	20.4%	34	3.9%	563	64.8%
2018	Female	462	187	40.5%	77	16.7%	19	4.1%	295	63.9%
	Male	463	196	42.3%	67	14.5%	20	4.3%	287	62.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	925	383	41.4%	144	15.6%	39	4.2%	582	62.9%
2019	Female	529	231	43.7%	48	9.1%	14	2.6%	296	56.0%
	Male	554	218	39.4%	53	9.6%	12	2.2%	298	53.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,083	449	41.5%	101	9.3%	26	2.4%	594	54.8%
2020	Female	655	337	51.5%	59	9.0%	12	1.8%	416	63.5%
	Male	637	325	51.0%	49	7.7%	10	1.6%	399	62.6%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,292	662	51.2%	108	8.4%	22	1.7%	815	63.1%
2021	Female	717	391	54.5%	89	12.4%	18	2.5%	508	70.9%
	Male	835	471	56.4%	73	8.7%	17	2.0%	569	68.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,552	862	55.5%	162	10.4%	35	2.3%	1,077	69.4%
2022	Female	585	279	47.7%	63	10.8%	26	4.4%	375	64.1%
	Male	634	312	49.2%	85	13.4%	14	2.2%	419	66.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,219	591	48.5%	148	12.1%	40	3.3%	794	65.1%
2023*	Female	250	129	51.6%	28	11.2%	18	7.2%	178	71.2%
	Male	267	138	51.7%	24	9.0%	13	4.9%	179	67.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	517	267	51.6%	52	10.1%	31	6.0%	357	69.1%

Northern Region		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 36 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2016	Aurora	443	150	33.9%	76	17.2%	19	4.3%	256	57.8%
	Rockford	466	206	44.2%	89	19.1%	15	3.2%	314	67.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	909	356	39.2%	165	18.2%	34	3.7%	570	62.7%
2017	Aurora	425	150	35.3%	82	19.3%	17	4.0%	260	61.2%
	Rockford	444	176	39.6%	95	21.4%	17	3.8%	303	68.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	869	326	37.5%	177	20.4%	34	3.9%	563	64.8%
2018	Aurora	509	212	41.7%	72	14.1%	30	5.9%	326	64.0%
	Rockford	416	171	41.1%	72	17.3%	9	2.2%	256	61.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	925	383	41.4%	144	15.6%	39	4.2%	582	62.9%
2019	Aurora	548	213	38.9%	35	6.4%	15	2.7%	269	49.1%
	Rockford	535	236	44.1%	66	12.3%	11	2.1%	325	60.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,083	449	41.5%	101	9.3%	26	2.4%	594	54.8%
2020	Aurora	779	396	50.8%	48	6.2%	18	2.3%	478	61.4%
	Rockford	513	266	51.9%	60	11.7%	4	0.8%	337	65.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,292	662	51.2%	108	8.4%	22	1.7%	815	63.1%
2021	Aurora	972	516	53.1%	102	10.5%	28	2.9%	654	67.3%
	Rockford	580	346	59.7%	60	10.3%	7	1.2%	423	72.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,552	862	55.5%	162	10.4%	35	2.3%	1,077	69.4%
2022	Aurora	816	411	50.4%	91	11.2%	27	3.3%	539	66.1%
	Rockford	403	180	44.7%	57	14.1%	13	3.2%	255	63.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,219	591	48.5%	148	12.1%	40	3.3%	794	65.1%
2023*	Aurora	353	190	53.8%	21	5.9%	20	5.7%	234	66.3%
	Rockford	164	77	47.0%	31	18.9%	11	6.7%	123	75.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	517	267	51.6%	52	10.1%	31	6.0%	357	69.1%

Permanence Within 36 Months (By Permanence Type)

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