According to the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Illinois has more than 440,000 children, 16% of the children in the state, who live in poverty. #childtaxcredit
Pritzker’s only bipartisan budget came during his first year in office – when a massive infrastructure package garnered dozens of GOP votes and helped create goodwill for some House Republicans to vote for the budget. #budgetaddress #illinois #pritzker
Chicago is a sanctuary city where federal immigration laws are not enforced, a policy Johnson said will remain despite some public support for repealing that status. #chicago #sanctuarycity #migrants
The Center to Eliminate Cancer Inequity to address unequal burden of cancer driven by health disparities (Chicago, IL) (via UChicago Medicine) — A new...
The top two issues for climate change are energy and water, yet Illinois is the only in the USA that prohibits water reuse with a few words in our drinking water code... #water
Extreme weather is predicted to increase, and policy for climate resilience is essential for our lives, the regional economy, our jobs, and our environment for the seventh generation. #water #
IL Labor Relation Boards dismisses charges Illinois Council of Police field against the Village of Dixmoor (Dixmoor, IL) — The Illinois Labor Relations Board...