June marks my fifth anniversary as president and CEO of the Shriver Center on Poverty Law, but it feels like a lifetime ago, or like it happened on an alternate timeline.

Attacks on critical race theory are attempts to deny the American origin story: a century of slavery, the genocide of Indigenous peoples, and legalized discrimination.

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In 2023, Illinois became the first state in the country to end money bond and expand access to the presumption of innocence. With more people returning to the community, the Pretrial Success pilot pro...

In 2023, the most recent data available, mothers working full time, year-round were typically paid only 74 cents for every dollar paid to full-time, year-round working fathers.

Despite the challenging climate, our advocates are working tirelessly to win support for our legislative agenda for Illinois, which envisions a state where everyone can thrive. While it’s impossible t...

Proposed budget cuts threaten fair housing enforcement, putting millions at risk of discrimination and instability. By slashing funding for frontline organizations and gutting HUD’s enforcement capaci...

The Shriver Center's Hana Urban spoke to Stephanie Altman, director of healthcare justice and senior director of policy, to discuss what cuts to Medicaid could mean for Illinois and lessons from the f...

The Shriver Center on Poverty Law is leading the fight for economic and racial justice by litigating, shaping policy, and training and connecting people in the advocacy community.

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The impact of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s plan to eliminate a health insurance program for noncitizen immigrants ages 42 to 64.

States and the federal government jointly pay for Medicaid, which offers nearly-free health care coverage for roughly 80 million poor and disabled Americans, including millions of children. It cost $8...

Illinois patients worry about losing Medicaid coverage, and hospital leaders say cuts could lead to serious limits on care.

Aysa Gray, the Shriver Center’s racial and economic justice trainer, says it’s times of crisis that require advocates to understand the roots of structural racism and learn the tools to combat it. In ...

The Shriver Center's 2025 legislative plan continues to build on decades of success in Illinois. Read our full list of proposed bills that help create a state where everyone can thrive.

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The first 10 days of the Trump administration have seen a swift and unprecedented assault on our government, our democracy, and our most vulnerable people. We asked a few of our advocates to share the...

The first 10 days of the Trump administration have seen a swift and unprecedented assault on our government, our democracy, and our most vulnerable people. We asked a few of our advocates to share the...

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