2011 Report on Illinois Poverty Finds Poverty Worse in Illinois Today than During the Recession

The Social IMPACT Research Center released the 2011 Report on Illinois Poverty on Friday, December 9. In the report, IMPACT → MORE...

2012 Legislative/Social Policy Agenda

2012 Legislative/Social Policy Agenda NASW Illinois will continue to work towards comprehensive solution to the state budget crisis by actively → MORE...

Budgeting for Results Commission

The Budgeting for Results Commission is a new spending reform effort that will require state government to make spending decisions → MORE...

Recent Testimony by NASW Illinois Chapter Members

This past week, the following NASW Illinois Chapter members provided testimony on two pressing state issues: Joe Harper, LCSW, to → MORE...

NASW Illinois Letter Regarding Proposed Closure of Chester Mental Health Center

Below is a letter that was sent out by the NASW Illinois Chapter regarding the proposed closures of the Chester → MORE...

Health & Healthcare Disparities Committee

The Illinois House of Representatives Health & Healthcare Disparities Committee will host a meeting on Alzheimer's Disease Awareness on September → MORE...

Illinois Human Services Commission Public Hearings

The Illinois Human Services Commission was established in December of 2009 to make recommendations to the governor and Illinois General → MORE...

Quinn Signs Death Penalty Ban

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn today signed into law a historic ban on the death penalty in Illinois and commuted → MORE...

General Assembly Passes Bills to Help Fix Budget Crisis

Governor signs tax increase legislation. Pension contribution borrowing for State Fiscal Year 2011 passes both houses. Cigarette tax hike to fund education and debt re-structuring measure to catch up on → MORE...