Teachers protest for more funding
Teachers at schools across Illinois and the country took part in the national walk-in with COVID relief funding expiring Monday.
Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates joined teachers outside of Mollison Elementary in Bronzeville to participate in a walk-in, demanding more funding for public education. The South Side school has the highest vacancy rate in the city.
The district is facing a $500 million shortfall, with the fall veto session starting in November for state legislators.
Life insurance locator finds $8.5 million
The Illinois Department of Insurance announces that its Life Policy Locator helped return to consumers more than $8.5 million in lost or unclaimed life insurance policies and annuities this year.
The agency encourages anyone who believes they are a beneficiary of a deceased relative’s unclaimed policy to use the free locator tool on its website.
Caretaker roundtables
State aging officials are holding a series of roundtable discussions, which are open to service providers, older adults, family caregivers, and the public, to help shape the future of policymaking, service delivery, and investment priorities to meet the needs of a growing older adult population.
Leaders from the state Department on Aging and regional Area Agencies on Aging will convene a dozen roundtable discussions statewide to inform the development of Illinois’ 2026-2028 State Plan on Aging, a framework aimed at improving and promoting quality of life for older adults, their families, and caregivers.
The first meeting will be held Wednesday in Dixon, with other roundtables scheduled for Chicago, Maywood and Aurora in the coming days.
