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Jewel-Osco® Hunger Relief Grant Program Helping to Fund Area Food Pantries & Soup Kitchens
Itasca, Ill. (Aug. 31, 2010) — JEWEL-OSCO, a leading Midwest food and drug retailer, announced that the company is accepting applications for its Hunger Relief Grant Program, designed to fund…
Illinois Governor Quinn Signs Solar Ramp-Up Law and Announces Largest Solar Development in U.S.A.
Governor Patrick Quinn Signs Law to Ramp Up Solar Energy in Illinois; $4 Million Grant Award Announcement for Up to 62 MW Solar Development; Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Wanxiang America…
Illinois loses race for federal education money
Illinois narrowly lost a national contest to overhaul its public schools Monday, but state education officials vowed to try again for federal funding in the second round of the reform initiative that aims to change how students are tested, teachers are judged and schools improved. U.S.
UIC receives grant for foster kids
CHICAGO — Mental health services for foster kids could get a boost thanks to research at the University of Illinois at Chicago. UIC social work researchers have received a nearly…
State budget woes spare preschool program
HARVARD — District 50’s preschool program has not fallen victim to state budget woes. Like many preschool programs, District 50’s is funded by state grants. Unlike many programs, District 50…
Illinois to receive increase in specialty crop grant funds
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Agriculture will receive an additional $209,000 in federal block grant funds next year to improve the competitiveness of the state’s specialty crop industry. The…
Gov. Quinn announces grant to improve energy efficiency for large customers
Energy Program at UIUC Funded by Federal Recovery Dollars Gov. Pat Quinn today announced that the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) is the first recipient of a Large Customer…
Gov. Quinn announces $3.5 Million capital grant for Erie Elementary Charter School; Grant to purchase new facility, add three grade levels
Gov. Pat Quinn today announced $3.5 million in capital funding to assist Erie Elementary Charter School (EECS) in Chicago in purchasing a new facility, which will allow the school to…
$1.4M Grant to Provide Free Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling to Struggling Homeowners
Today, the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) Board of Directors approved allocating a $1.4 million federal grant to fund free foreclosure counseling help for homeowners throughout Illinois. The grant, provided…