“Research shows that students from low-income families with even a small amount of savings are significantly more likely to attend and finish college,” said Horacio Mendez, president and CEO at the Woodstock Institute in Chicago. “We need to make...
From the Senior Vice President of Policy & Communication Consumer Wins (and Losses) in Springfield: Our Policy Progress in 2019 This year’s change in the Governor’s Office in Illinois profoundly changed the legislative atmosphere in Springfield. Broadly speaking, collaboration...
Illinois General Assembly Passes Children’s Savings Account Legislation West Suburban Journal If Signed By Governor, Bipartisan Effort Will Make College Completion Four Times Likelier for Kids in Illinois Illinois | On a bipartisan vote of 40-15-0, Children’s Savings Account legislation...
Illinois General Assembly Passes Children’s Savings Account Legislation If Signed By Governor, Bipartisan Effort Will Make College Completion Four Times Likelier for Kids in Illinois FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 30, 2019 PRESS CONTACTS: Jenna Severson (o) 312-368-0310 SPRINGFIELD, IL –...
Children’s Savings Accounts: Statewide Candidates Respond to Questionnaire Woodstock Institute sent a questionnaire to all candidates for Governor, Attorney General, and Treasurer who will appear on the ballot in the 2018 General Election in Illinois asking their position on...
Whether we look at the impacts of predatory lending, fees and fines, segregation in housing, lack of access to quality jobs, or declines in mortgage and small business lending, the persistent outcome we find is that inequities in income,...