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Adoption Fair Jackie Northam of member station WBEZreports on an "adoption fair" held in Chicago yesterday. The fair was sponsored by state officials in hopes of placing some of the thousands of children in Illinois hoping to find permanent homes. But the concept is not without controversy.
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Adoption Fair

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Adoption Fair

Adoption Fair

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Adoption Fair

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Jackie Northam of member station WBEZreports on an "adoption fair" held in Chicago yesterday. The fair was sponsored by state officials in hopes of placing some of the thousands of children in Illinois hoping to find permanent homes. But the concept is not without controversy.