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New caps on ‘state directed payments’ threaten safety-net, critical access hospitals SPRINGFIELD — Illinois hospitals stand to lose upwards of $4 billion in revenue over the next several years due to impending changes in Medicaid rules that limit states’ ability to direct higher reimbursement payments to facilities that serve the most vulnerable populations. That’s according […]

$27.6 million in new residential development will transform 30 vacant lots into new homes in South Chicago and West Englewood. CHICAGO — Today, Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Department of Planning and Development (DPD) Commissioner Ciere Boatright announced the selection of four local development teams to construct 30 new Missing Middle projects in South Chicago and West Eng...

Congregations With Community is accepting applications through Sept. 11 GARY, Ind. — Congregations With Community is now accepting applications for more than $2.5million in grants to help Indiana congregations and community organizations work together, withindividual grants ranging from $100,000 to $250,000. In Gary, a partnership between FlourishChurch and the nonprofit Butterf...

Cook County residents who have legal questions about the county’s complex property tax redemption process will soon have access to free legal guidance through a new Property Tax Redemption Help Desk, Clerk Monica Gordon announced today. The new Help Desk is a first-of-its-kind partnership between the Clerk’s Office and Legal Aid Chicago that will provide […]

GRANTS FOR 18 CHICAGO BUSINESSES More than $3.8 million in grants will support $10.5 million in improvement projects across South, Southwest and West Side commercial corridors. CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) today announced 18 businesses selected to receive Neighborhood Opportunity Fund (NOF) grants totaling more than $3.8 […]