The Childcare Network of Evanston plans to expand its program to help impoverished families care for their children after receiving millions of dollars in grant money in the past month.
The local child...
Illinois Budget Crisis
In a typical year, July is the month when Evanston officials begin planning the next year’s budget. But this summer, city staff are at a standstill while the governor and...
Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a bill Thursday to fix the 2015 funding deficit, which had disproportionally hurt low-income child care centers.
The new law allocates $293 million for early childhood education...
State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) and representatives from the Childcare Network of Evanston and Illinois Action for Children said Thursday that the recent stoppage of state funds for child care centers...
State funding will likely freeze for local child care programs as a $300 million deficit in program funding looms.
State funding for the Childcare Network of Evanston could be in jeopardy because no...
