The American Red Cross and Peoria Fire Department work together to provide immediate needs such as housing, meals, and medical services to families affected by fires, while also providing ...

The Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace are facing a potential $770 million shortfall after Illinois lawmakers failed ...

Illinois' SmartBuy program offers up to $40,000 in student loan forgiveness and up to $5,000 towards a down payment or closing costs, but its long-term viability is uncertain due to the state's ...

Nonprofit organizations across San Francisco are expected to gather on the steps of City Hall Wednesday to rally against what ...

The state’s court-based rental assistance initiative, launched with $75 million in the 2025 fiscal year, will receive only ...

Illinois’ court-based rental assistance program for tenants struggling to pay rent and their landlords will stop accepting ...

A recent graduate of the University of Illinois Chicago, Villalpando, 29, took out private loans to pay for college. Unlike federal student loans, private loans typically have higher interest rates ...

Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara listed a litany of accomplishments as he delivered his eighth State of the City address June 2, ...

Most violence interrupters don’t make enough to meet their household needs. The Home for Good bill aims to fix that.

Meanwhile, the federal LiHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program), which provides electric bill support for low income households, including about $192 million a year for Illinoisans, is ...

Meanwhile, at the state level, Washington is poised to cut funding and delay a planned expansion of its early learning program, which is likely to worsen an already strained workforce and growing gap ...

The cuts come amid a broader push by the Trump administration to pull funding from a range of federal programs.