Are you planning to adopt a child? While it might not have been an easy decision to make, you got there and we are sure you will do a fabulous job as their parent. You must be excited to finally ...

Here's some good news for families planning to adopt next year: The IRS is making it cheaper. The 2026 adoption tax credit jumps to $17,670 per child, and thousands of dollars could come back to you ...

Margaret & Brent Smith, of Downers Grove, will adopt a child from Bulgaria. New Lenox native Margaret is touched by her ...

November is National Adoption Month, a time to honor the complexity of adoption and the voices of those who live it every day: adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive families. Throughout this month, ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — A local family is working to adopt a special-needs child from Colombia, and this weekend the community wrapped them in support through a holiday market and quarter auction at ...

When LGBTQ+ people tell me they want to adopt, I always start with the same response: “Tell me what you mean by that.” Not to challenge them, but to make it clear that adoption isn’t one path. There ...