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Join Illinois Partners for Human Service for a year-in-review of the learnings from our Statewide Human Services Workforce Roundtables, as well as an introduction to our new campaign. Launching in 2025, this campaign will be focused on achieving better contracts for...
Attorneys from Chicago Volunteer Legal Services (CVLS) are presenting training that is helpful for attorneys and others who work with immigrant families. Learn how immigrants and their families can advocate for themselves in emergency situations, prepare for possible...
Forefront’s policy team and panelists will discuss 2024 achievements, ongoing priorities, policy survey insights, and the 2025 legislative agenda, focusing on federal tax reform, government contracting, and lobbyist rule reforms. Lauren Wright, Executive Director of...
In November, the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) posted Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) addressing amendments to the Equal Pay Act, effective January 1, 2025. These amendments require employers with 15 or more employees in Illinois to include pay scales, salary...
Congratulations to our coalition partner ACCESS Living and all of the advocates who successfully pushed for the elimination of a subminimum wage for employees with disabilities. In November, the Illinois legislature passed the Dignity in Pay Act HB 793 which will...
The Racial Equity Collective is a Forefront led multi-sector collaboration committed to creating sustainable systemic change in Illinois. More than 20 leaders joined the 2024 inaugural cohort to build a statewide cross-sector partnership to reimagine how regional...
The Illinois Partners team is so grateful for many in-person meetings and connections over the past two months! From meeting in person with more than 70 coalition partners across the state, to our recent team retreat in Chicago, we are reminded of the inspiration that...
Illinois Partners is finalizing our 2025 Policy and Advocacy agenda, as well as working with our coalition partners to gather feedback on a fair pay for the human service workforce campaign we hope to launch in 2025. If you would like to discuss either of these...
Register for our upcoming meeting in partnership with RBC: FY26 State Budget Outlook and the need for new revenue. Join this meeting for members of the Responsible Budget Coalition, led by the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, Chicago Coalition to End...
Erikson Institute is offering an introductory workshop designed to expand views of data from mere statistics to powerful narratives. Participants will explore how perspectives, power dynamics, and motivations influence data narratives. Through discussion and a...