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Illinois Partners is proud to announce the appointment of three new members to our Board of Directors. Our new members are: Eugene Humphrey executive director of HRDI, a subsidiary of Friend Health; Gary R. Huelsmann, chief executive officer of Caritas Family...

Congratulations to our coalition partner Impact Behavioral Health Center for receiving a national award for employment program innovations. The Illinois Division of Rehabilitation Services and the Illinois Division of Mental Health nominated Impact for the award....

Congratulations to our coalition partner, Connections for the Homeless, on winning approval from the Evanston City Council for a special use zoning permit which will allow them to run the city’s first permanent homeless shelter at the Margarita Inn. The hotel has 46...

As many of you probably already know by now, the legislature did not pass a budget last week as was planned. The House goes into Session tomorrow (Wednesday) at 11am, and the Senate goes tomorrow at 1pm. The tentative schedule is for the Senate to meet...

This month, Adela Carlin, our Director of Grassroots Partnerships, traveled to Springfield and joined the Healthy Illinois campaign to advocate for healthcare coverage for all. Many of our coalition partners are also members of the campaign, including: Access Living,...

Online educational modules developed for 988 and crisis center staff are now available. Following the launch of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, the E4 Center now offers free online educational modules to help 988 and crisis call center staff to respond to the...

May is Older Americans Month and our coalition partners are celebrating by offering a variety of fun and educational events for older adults including music, dance, art, health and wellness, and much more. They also offer educational events for professionals and...

Congratulations to our coalition partner Instituto del Progreso Latino for being honored at the Hispanic Federation Gala chaired by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Instituto’s President and CEO, and Illinois Partners Board Member, Karina Ayala-Bermejo,attended the gala and...

Thank you to our coalition partners who slipped in support of HB2379 - Human Service Professional Loan Repayment Program - during the Higher Education Appropriations subject matter hearing on the bill. A special thank you to our sponsor, Representative Lindsey...

Health & Medicine Policy Research Group is seeking to survey the Medicaid redetermination landscape in Illinois in order to support efforts to keep as many Illinoisans covered by Medicaid as possible. The organization is requesting providers who support Medicaid...