BREAKING: Governor Pritzker Signs Source of Income and Legislative Accessibility Bills
05.23.22Access Living friends and allies, We're thrilled to kick off the week with the news that TWO of the bills...
Gov. Pritzker Eliminates the Sub-minimum Wage in State Contracting
10.05.21Governor Pritzker has ended, by Executive Order, the use of sub-minimum wages for people with disabilities employed by state vendors....
Access Living Statement on End of Illinois Eviction Moratorium
10.04.21Today, Governor Pritzker has ended the statewide eviction moratorium, causing homelessness and human suffering throughout Illinois. This will disproportionately negatively...
Breaking News: CESSA signed into law by Governor Pritzker
08.25.21August 25, 2021 CHICAGO – Today, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Community Emergency Services and Supports Act (CESSA) into...
July 28, 2021: New Laws Signed in Illinois for Special Education Students
07.29.21Access Living friends and allies: We're very pleased to share that as of this morning, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed...
State of Illinois Expands Vaccine Eligibility to People with Disabilities
02.25.21Access Living friends and allies: Today, the State of Illinois is officially expanding Phase 1B of its vaccine rollout plan...
Statement on Governor Pritzker’s Proposed Budget for FY2022
02.18.21Access Living paid close attention yesterday to Governor Pritzker's rollout of his Fiscal Year 2022 budget proposal. We applaud the...
BREAKING: State of Illinois Updates Covid-19 Vaccine Eligibility
02.10.21February 10, 2021 Following on today's earlier announcement about changes to the Covid-19 Phase 1B vaccine plan, we want to...
Governor Pritzker Announces Guidance in Non-Discrimination in Emergency Healthcare
04.10.20Dear Access Living friends and allies, As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, fear of bias in medical emergency situations has become...
State of Illinois Budget Proposal; Public Charge Rule Goes Into Effect
02.25.20Dear Access Living friends and allies, Today we'd like to catch you up on two important issues. First, we want...