Child Care Assistance Program

A researcher at the University of Illinois recently showed how child care providers have been hurt financially by the COVID-19 pandemic. Elizabeth Powers…

Advocates for children are pushing for expansion of a child care program for lower income families that was cut by former Gov. Bruce Rauner’s…

Recently, Illinois Issues looked at the issue of whether the Pregnancy Fairness Law, which was enacted last year, has been effective. This is a story…

A couple of legislative primary races are serving as stand-ins for the political struggle between the governor and Democratic leaders. State legislative…

Democrats in the Illinois legislature fell one vote short of being able to undo governor Bruce Rauner's cuts to state daycare subsidies, with democratic…

Gov. Bruce Rauner is standing by his decision to backtrack on cuts to a low-income daycare program. That comes even as Democrats in the Illinois House…

Illinois state Rep. Ken Dunkin, a Democrat from Chicago, made headlines in September when he skipped votes on two controversial measures Democrats wanted…

Thousands of low-income families would once be able to get state help paying for child care under a compromise deal introduced Monday by Gov. Bruce…

Illinois fares poorly in a recent national report looking at access to child care assistance. In fact, the state ranks dead last after after cuts were…

Low-income, working parents are fighting to once again get help from the state for childcare.Since July, Illinois has drastically reduced who's eligible…