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The University of Illinois Chicago’s Great Cities Institute released “The Benefits of Healthcare Coverage for Immigrants in Illinois.'' The research brief which demonstrates the impact of Illinois’ immigrant health coverage programs and the need for healthcare for...

Illinois Partners is seeking your feedback on priorities for research, trainings, and advocacy for the 2025 Fiscal Year. We are looking to our coalition partners, as well as other health and human service stakeholders, to inform this process and provide feedback. This...

This month, our coalition partner Arrowleaf released the fifth edition of the Southern Illinois Community Resource Guide. The comprehensive guide includes location and contact information for a variety of resources including Emergency and Crisis Services, Public...

On May 1, hundreds of Asian American community leaders including many of our coalition partners kicked off Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a rally at the Illinois State Capitol. The rally featured community testimonies calling on lawmakers to pass...

In 2023, the Chicago Jobs Council launched their Anti-Racist Workforce Development Framework and Guide and began hosting Community of Practice conversations to further support anti-racism in policy and workforce development overall. On May 22, Illinois Partners’...

It’s been a busy month in Springfield, where our team testified in subject matter hearings from the Human Service Equitable Pay Act and Human Service Professional Loan Repayment Program. We also supported our partners at Forefront in providing testimony on the...

We are excited to share that our team member Adela Carlin, Senior Director of Training and Community Partnerships, has joined the Board of Directors for our coalition partner Forefront. Congratulations to Adela and fellow new board members LaToya Egwuekwe-Smith, Chief...

Last November, Illinois Partners joined advocates and workers for the Women’s Economic Power Agenda (WEPA) Summit to shape a shared agenda and roadmap to advance women’s economic power in Illinois. Together we focused on driving collective impact around the shared...

Our Executive Director, Lauren Wright, is a 2024 recipient of Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault’s Moxie Award, for her advocacy and leadership in the human service sector. We are so grateful to be partnered with ICASA in many areas of our work at IL Partners,...

In honor of Black History Month, Cara Collective held a panel discussion on the Intersection of Education and Workforce. Panelists discussed ways to prepare current and future generations of workers, shifting the focus to skills more than degrees, and working together...