CARES Act

Every year, tens of thousands of Illinois college students who qualify and apply for a Monetary Award Program (MAP) grant receive nothing. The need-based…

There’s a new housing rental assistance program available in areas around Cherry Valley. The Community Action Agency announced housing assistance funds…

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced Wednesday that about $270 million of Illinois’ share from the federal CARES Act will go towards the Child Care…

Political partisanship remains an obstacle to further economic aid during the coronavirus pandemic.That’s according to Northern Illinois University…

Illinois U.S. Representative Cheri Bustos is pushing for expansion of health insurance enrollment during the Covid-19 pandemic. She made the comment after…

Chicago Rockford International Airport has received $18.6 million in grant money from the federal CARES Act. Much of the money will be put toward…

Governors from nearly every Midwestern state are collaborating on when and how to reopen the regional economy once the COVID-19 pandemic subsides....