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Engaged Grantmaking: Collaborating with Communities
More funders are finding ways to promote the voice and leadership of the communities they partner with and serve by engaging them in the grantmaking process. This process, often referred to as...
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#CivicsIsBack in Illinois Schools
On August 21, 2015, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed bipartisan legislation requiring high school students to successfully complete a semester of civics prior to graduation. The law took effect at...
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VA Delays Paying GI Benefits to Student Vets
This fall, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) left thousands of veterans and military families using the GI Bill waiting longer than normal for their tuition payments and housing stipends. These...
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Transforming the Early Education Workforce
After recently supporting the production of Transforming the Early Childhood Workforce: A Call to Action for the State of Illinois, the McCormick Foundation’s Education team is now working in...
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Building an Equitable Justice System in Chicago
Guest Blog by Sharone Mitchell, Jr., Deputy Director, Illinois Justice ProjectSharone Mitchell, Jr.Last month, the Center for Racial and Gender Equity produced its Racial Justice Scorecard: A Report on...
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Golf for the Greater Good
In Wheaton, Cantigny celebrates 30 years of golf excellence and growing the game.To many, Cantigny Golf’s scenic and challenging 27 holes may appear to be well over three decades old. The layout has a...
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Reclaiming Southwest Chicago
Guest Blog by Chris Brown, Southwest Organizing Project (SWOP)When 500 people gathered at St. Adrian Church in 2017 to announce the next phase of the Reclaiming Southwest Chicago Campaign it was both...
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Illinois General Assembly Debates #CivicsInTheMiddle Grades
Fresh off successful implementation of a high school civics course requirement, the Illinois General Assembly is considering driving high quality civic learning down to the middle grades. House Bill...
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A Statewide Legal Aid Hotline Established to Serve Illinois Veterans
In 2013, an amendment to the Access to Justice Act created the Illinois Access to Civil Justice Council, with the mandate to create a pilot statewide legal assistance hotline and coordinated network of...
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No Small Matter is the first feature documentary to explore the most overlooked, underestimated, and powerful force for good in America today: early childhood education. Through poignant stories and...
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Creating an Information-Rich Region
This article is the first in a series, written by program officer Andres Torres, introducing the Democracy Program’s work in journalism.”Every election, about a night or two before voting, my family...
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Telling the Untold Stories
This article is the second in a series, written by program officer Andres Torres, introducing the Democracy Program’s work in journalism. Read our prior post to learn about our goal to create an...
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Enhancing Collaboration, Engagement, and Entrepreneurship
This article is the third in a series, written by program officer Andres Torres, introducing the Democracy Program’s work in journalism. Read our prior posts to learn about our goal to create an...
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Investing in Human Capital
This article is the fourth in a series, written by program officer Andres Torres, introducing the Democracy Program’s work in journalism. Read our prior posts to learn about our goal to create an...
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Repelling Attacks on Press Freedom
This article is the fifth in a series, written by program officer Andres Torres, introducing the Democracy Program’s work in journalism. Read our prior posts to learn about our goal to create an...
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Supporting Youth Civic Development
This article is written by Program Officer, Sonia Mathew, and introduces the Democracy Program’s work in youth civic learning.In my three years at the Foundation, I have had the privilege of working...
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Illinois General Assembly Advances #CivicsInTheMiddle with Bipartisan...
This spring, legislation to require a semester of civics within grades 6, 7, or 8 (House Bill 2265), passed the Illinois General Assembly with bipartisan supermajorities in both chambers. It moves next...
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Krewasky Salter leads First Division at Cantigny Park
The Robert R. McCormick Foundation and Cantigny Park recently named Krewasky A. Salter, Ph.D., executive director of the First Division Museum in Wheaton. Salter, a U.S. Army Colonel (retired), brings...
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New Restorative Justice Court in North Lawndale
Opened in August 2017 in the North Lawndale community, the first ever Restorative Justice Community Court (RJCC) is an innovative collaboration between community-based service providers and the Circuit...
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USO Launches New Veterans Program
Guest blog by Justin Miller, Pathfinder's Program ManagerTransitioning from military to civilian life is a distinct challenge faced by our nation’s service members and their families. While there are...
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