Parent Leader Speaks to Chicago Board of Education About the Importance of Changing School Climates and Culture

by Jacqui Guillen | May 24, 2024 | Elementary Justice, In the Media

COFI and POWER-PAC IL parents joined Chief of Safety and Security Jadine Chou and the Whole School Safety Steering Committee on May 23 to present a safety plan to the Chicago Board of Education – and it was voted through for public comment!  The plan emphasizes...

Parent Leader Discusses State Child Tax Credit Proposal with WBEZ

by Jacqui Guillen | May 9, 2024 | In the Media, Stepping Out of Poverty

Liliana Olayo, COFI Board Member and Co-Chair of POWER-PAC IL’s Health, Food, and Recess Campaign, spoke to WBEZ’s Mawa Iqbal about the proposed state Child Tax Credit. She said, “You have to choose between paying bills, paying your rent, or feeding your family. I...

COFI Parent Leader Talks to WCIA 3 Springfield About the Federal Child Tax Credit Proposal

by Jacqui Guillen | Jan 22, 2024 | East St. Louis, In the Media

As Congress considers expanding the federal child tax credit (CTC), COFI and POWER-PAC IL Parent Leader LeAnn Swain (East St. Louis) spoke to WCIA 3 News about how the 2021 CTC helped her get household necessities for her family. Here is an excerpt: “During the...

COFI Board Co-Chair Rosazlia Grillier Speaks Up Against Chicago Overnight Winter Parking Ban

by Jacqui Guillen | Dec 1, 2023 | City of Chicago, In the Media, Stepping Out of Poverty

COFI Board Co-Chair and UPLAN Governing Council member Rosazlia Grillier (Ms. Rose) spoke against Chicago’s overnight winter parking ban and how it financially burdens residents to CBS Chicago. See the excerpt here: “‘Sometimes there’s absolutely no snow at all yet...

POWER-PAC IL Co-President Discusses Peoples Gas Rate Hike

by Jacqui Guillen | Oct 12, 2023 | In the Media, POWER-PAC IL, Stepping Out of Poverty, Utilities

Peoples Gas asked the ICC (Illinois Commerce Commission) to approve a record rate hike, but the increase would harm families struggling to keep up with rising gas bills. POWER-PAC IL Co-President Donna Carpenter explains to CBS Chicago why a rate hike is...

Westside Parent Leaders Speak at Child Care for All Town Hall

by Jacqui Guillen | Oct 7, 2023 | Early Learning Campaign, In the Media, POWER-PAC IL

POWER-PAC IL/Chicago Westside Branch Delegate Lisa Russell and POWER-PAC IL Early Learning Campaign Co-Chair Yolanda Williams spoke at the Illinois Child Care for All Coalition’s West Side Town Hall on October 5. The Coalition, which COFI and POWER-PAC IL are a...