“They're out there trying to keep families and children safe, so I feel it's our responsibility to protect them at the same time,” McCombie said.
She’s co-sponsoring a bill that would increase the penalties for someone who assaults a DCFS worker.
“It will increase their sentence from a Class 3 (felony) to a Class 1 (felony),” McCombie said.
The bill is a response to an incident that happened in October. During a welfare check in Carroll County, a DCFS worker was left in critical condition. Read more.