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“The information that I received from my closed file search was helpful to me in understanding some of the decisions made by my adoptive parents. It helped give me some…

“I received 800 pages. I am grateful for the information. The experience took about 11 months, but it was great communication with updates every few months. I have not completely…

“In August of 2024 I was sent a letter by DCFS notifying me my older brother was looking to get in contact with me. I was shocked and a little…

“I am grateful for this agency, without them I would not have connection with my birth brother. We have been separated since birth. I am forever grateful to finally be…

Before reading this story, please note there is a trigger warning regarding sexual assault. Identifying information about other individuals in this story has also been removed to maintain confidentiality. This…

“This was a long but very rewarding process. I started in 2016 but my sister was under the age of 21. I exchanged letters with her mother but they stop.…

I always wanted to know a little about my father’s bio family. For some reason he didn’t want to talk about it. Unfortunately he passed away. So I used the…

“My story is the same as every child raised by the State of Illinois. Growing up under DCFS care was very difficult in the 1960’s. I went through so much…

“Sometimes to understand your present, you need to go back to the past. Many times it’s our childhood. For many of us that was a very painful and difficult period…

“It was helpful being able to relive my past. I was able to bond with my sibling about some of the memories it brought back up. Reflecting on all the…