Chicago – Governor Pritzker announced on Friday new emergency rules mandating that all child care providers in Illinois must wear face coverings to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. This is part of a broader, enforceable, mask-wearing mandate that also covers schools and other businesses....
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner’s proposed Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) budget includes a mix of small increases and level funding for some early learning programs and a significant cut to the Child Care program. “We know there are more children and families who need access to high-quality early...
Nearly seven months into a fiscal year with no state budget, today Governor Rauner gave his State of the State Address that was unfortunately short on solutions for the children and families of this state that so desperately need this madness to end. The Governor said, “The key to…a higher...