Child Care Assistance Program

The sponsor of legislation to expand Illinois' child care program says she's hopeful it will happen, despite Gov. Bruce Rauner's recent veto.Democratic…

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is backing off of his much maligned cuts to state-subsidized child care for working parents. It's not expected to be enough…

The Service Employees International Union is taking its campaign to reverse cuts to services for children and seniors to the road, literally.The SEIU is…

Several human service providers convened in Peoria today to highlight how the state budget crisis is impeding their ability to help the poor.The Illinois…

Gov. Bruce Rauner's office says lawmakers' plan to restore cuts to child care services shows Democrats' resolve to "claw their way to a massive tax…

Parents enrolling their kids in Peoria's Head Start programs got to meet their teachers this week. 670 pre-k students are enrolled at Trewyn, Manual,…

One program caught in the middle of the Illinois budget stalemate is the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP). On July first, the Illinois Department of…