All your need-to-know policy and advocacy updates for Illinois human services.
The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR), Mano a Mano, Hana Center and other coalition partners are leading advocacy efforts for Congress to pass a pathway for citizenship for undocumented essential workers, immigrant youth, TPS holders, and...
Our Central Illinois Community Organizer and Policy Advocate, Holly Ambuehl, will be joining Forefront as their new Director of Policy. Holly has been an asset to our small but mighty team here at Illinois Partners - while she will be missed a great deal, this new...
Congress has been working on two major pieces of infrastructure legislation this fall; one was enacted; the second is still pending Senate action. First, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA, H.R. 3684) was signed by the President on 11/15/21 and is now...
Still awaiting Senate passage is the “social” or “human” infrastructure bill, the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376). The House of Representatives passed the BBB on 11/19/21 and many coalition partners support some or all of the provisions of the BBB. It includes...
We are watching two major pieces of legislation at the federal level: the “INVEST in America Act” and the Better Care Better Jobs Act. The “INVEST in America Act” (Senate Amendment 2137 to H.R.3684), which is authorizing legislation for a massive infrastructure...
The Center for Tax and Budget Accountability published its FY22 State Budget Analysis and the the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget released its annual Fiscal Scan of Illinois Public Investments in Children and Youth for FY20, with support from coalition...
The Greater Chicago Food Depository for being featured in Food Bank News, the first publication to acknowledge the critical role that food banks and related agencies play in the wellness and livelihood of millions of people living in the United States! In the CEO...
Illinois’ FY22 budget was enacted under SB2800 (Appropriations, including Capital) and SB2017 (Budget Implementation Act). For more information, review the slides from our related statewide webinar and bookmark the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget. At the...
This month Illinois Partners highlights our new team member, Adela Carlin, Director of Grassroots Partnerships. Welcome, Adela! We are so glad to have you on our team! “Change must be driven by the people doing the work and the people who are in need of the services...
June begins a month-long celebration of LGBTQ+ liberation. While we can rejoice in the progress the LGBTQ+ movement has made over the years, from the resistance of oppression during the Stonewall Riots to the passing of legislation supporting LGBTQ+ rights, there is...