All your need-to-know policy and advocacy updates for Illinois human services.
Deadline week was a busy one in Springfield, with coalition partners showing up across multiple advocacy efforts. These included Save Our SNAP Advocacy Day, the Illinois Revenue Alliance Tax Day Advocacy Event for progressive revenue, Behavioral Health Advocacy Day,...
Illinois Partners would like to say a special thank you to the following coalition partners who allowed us to interview them for the next installment of our Federal Changes, Community Consequences research series. These leaders from six organizations generously shared...
Please join us in thanking individuals who are retiring or taking a break for their dedicated leadership, and in welcoming those stepping into new roles. We wish them great success as they continue to advance the important work of supporting our communities. Karin...
Illinois Partners Executive Director Lauren Wright was recently featured in a joint Chicago Tribune op-ed with Anne Larsen VanderWeele of CACE and Monique B. Jones of Forefront. The commentary was about pushing back on proposed federal certification changes that...
It has been a busy month in Springfield, with House deadline week last week and a great deal of work happening behind the scenes to keep our legislative agenda moving. This month, we worked hard to advance all three bills in our Community Partner Fair Contracting...
On February 26, 2026, frontline human service workers, organizational leaders, advocates and state legislators joined together in Springfield for a press conference to spotlight the key priorities of the Living Wages, Thriving Communities Campaign. Together, we lifted...
A proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development would restrict housing assistance for mixed-immigration-status families, potentially causing about 80,000 people nationwide, including 37,000 children, to lose rental support. Current policy...
The Healthcare Sanctity and Privacy Law (HB1312) strengthens privacy and safety protections at hospital healthcare facilities in Illinois. It requires hospitals to develop policies and protocols when encountering law enforcement agents for the purpose of immigration...
The Chicago Bar Foundation, Forefront, and the Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights are launching the Nonprofit Resilience Hub to help Illinois nonprofits understand and respond to federal uncertainty and organizational risks. They are hosting an information...
Join us in expressing gratitude for Cosette Ayele’s leadership and all she has brought to Illinois Partners, as she wraps up her time at our organization on March 31st. Over her time here, Cosette helped take our policy and advocacy work to the next level, including...