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Sheriff’s Office Offers Free Assistance to Tenants, Housing Providers as Eviction Moratorium Expires (Cook County, IL - As the moratorium on filing eviction cases has been lifted, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is reminding housing providers and tenants grappling with eviction that they can access the Office’s Community Resource Center for assistance in accessing services and financial help. 

Cook County Officials Highlight Cook County Legal Aid for Housing and Debt as Alternative to Evictions for Landlords (Cook County, IL) - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle joined representatives from the office of Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Cook County Commissioner Scott Britton, Chicago Bar Foundation Executive Director Bob Glaves and community leaders to remind the public about a critical resource for landlords and tenants as federal and local eviction moratoriums expire.

Mayor Henyard loses confidence of board, citizens at latest board meeting (Dolton, IL) - The August 2, 2021 Village of Dolton board meeting was contentious at best, with board members and citizens questioning Mayor Henyard's spending practices over the last three months.

Attorney General Raoul urges Congress to permanently extend expanded child tax credit (Washington, D.C) - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 23 attorneys general, urged Congress to permanently extend the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC), which provides a systemic solution that would lift millions of children out of poverty.

Press Release from the Illinois Attorney General's Office

New law aims to expand affordable housing through $75 million investment, tax credits - Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed a measure aimed at increasing affordable housing investment in Illinois, as well as a measure expanding the state’s low-income energy assistance program.

City of Chicago Continues Fighting to Protect Chicago’s Workers (Chicago, IL) - Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) released an update on the Office of Labor Standards (OLS) and its ongoing fight to protect Chicago’s workers

Education services extended for special needs students (Chicago, IL) - Students with special needs will be able to finish their last year of high school regardless of when their birthday falls on the calendar, while those who lost a year or more of in-person schooling due to the pandemic and have since aged out of special education eligibility will be given another year to complete their schooling.

Rainbow PUSH Coalition/PUSH Excel to provide free ice cream and a team building exercise as part of its Saturday Summer STEM/Sports Camp for youth (Chicago, IL) – In an effort to provide educational classes to Concordia Place students during the Rainbow PUSH Coalition/PUSH Excel Summer STEM/Sports Camp program, Concordia students will receive free ice cream for an hour Saturday, July 31st, and a special team building exercise for the first hour of the sports program.

State Senator Robert Peters endorses Pat Dowell for Illinois Secretary of State, Together They Address Need to Protect Voter Rights (Chicago, IL) - State Senator Robert Peters today announced his support for Alderman Pat Dowell’s candidacy for Illinois Secretary of State.