Illinois e-News Summaries week of 7/07/08
category:Government and Politics posted:July 8th, 2008 |
07/07/08 - SAVE THE DATE - "Sharing the Care" Meeting |
| Save the Date The Arc of Illinois announces "Sharing the Care", a meeting for families of children and youth with disabilities or chronic illnesses. | |
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07/07/08 - Governor Blagojevich reminds families that the state provides cooling centers as safehavens from the heat this summer |
| State agencies work together to prevent heat-related health problems and reduce utility bills $10 million available energy assistance program begins today | |
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07/07/08 - Governor Blagojevich announces extended Unemployment Insurance benefits in Illinois |
| Under new federal legislation, approximately 60,000 claimants could feel immediate relief with up to 13 more weeks of UI coverage | |
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07/07/08 - Governor Blagojevich encourages Illinois landowners to take part in new SAFE program |
| Initiative promotes grassland/wetland habitat restoration in prairie landscapes | |
| SPRINGFIELD – Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today encouraged landowners in targeted areas of the state to participate in a new habitat enhancement program with the USDA Farm Service Agency, called the State Acres For Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) initiative. The program is designed to help address Illinois wildlife conservation needs and the goal is to significantly increase the abundance of grassland wildlife including endangered, declining and economically important species within highly focused project areas in the Grand Prairie and Southern Till Plain Natural Divisions of Illinois. | |
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07/06/08 - Gov. Blagojevich urges families to sign up to stay cool, safe, and healthy this summer |
| $10 million available this summer for energy assistance program, beginning Monday | |
| CHICAGO – Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today urged Illinoisans to apply for help with their summer energy bills, beginning Monday, July 7. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) will distribute up to $10 million in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds to low-income families to assist them with their utility bills, so they can keep their air conditioners and fans running as temperatures rise over the summer. | |
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