A DCFS worker trying to take a child into protective custody is beaten into a coma by the child's father and dies four months later. Some of the root causes of bad outcomes for DCFS workers and kids in the child welfare system – overworked and undersupported DCFS caseworkers, weak safety protocols, a revolving door of caseworkers with varied standards and a state government unable to agree on even simple changes – remain, a Shaw Media Illinois investigation found.