by | Jun 2, 2015 | Advocacy Updates, Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 2, 2015 CONTACT: Bob Palmer, Policy Director, Housing Action Illinois, 312-282-3959 (cell) or bob@housingactionil.org or Maura Possley, Press Secretary, Illinois Attorney General, 312-914-2039 (cell) or mpossley@atg.state.il.us State...
by | Jun 2, 2015 | Advocacy Updates
General Assembly Leaves Next Year’s Budget Half Complete On partisan votes, with only Democrats voting yes and all Republicans voting no, the General Assembly passed a $36 billion “spending plan” for fiscal year 2016. No “revenue plan” was passed, leaving the...
by | May 20, 2015 | Advocacy Updates
On May 20, the Illinois House Economic Development & Housing Committee, chaired by State Representative Marcus Evans, held a hearing titled Single Family Homeownership – Affordability, Stability and Economic Impact. Bob Palmer, Policy Director for Housing Action...
by | May 19, 2015 | Advocacy Updates, Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 19, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. CT CONTACT: Bob Palmer, Policy Director, Housing Action Illinois, 312-282-3959 (cell) or bob@housingactionil.org Renters in Illinois need to earn $18.78 per hour in order to afford a basic two-bedroom apartment,...
by | May 13, 2015 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates
Governor Rauner’s proposed budget would devastate our families and communities. But lawmakers and the governor don’t have to make those cuts—they have a choice. Instead of painful cuts to vital programs for our children, families and communities, lawmakers and the...
by | Apr 16, 2015 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates
There are just six weeks until the scheduled end of the Illinois General Assembly session and it’s imperative that we all be talking to our state elected officials about increasing revenue to make Governor Rauner’s proposed budget cuts for next year, FY...