AGUDAH ACROSS AMERICA
AGUDATH ISRAEL OF ILLINOIS
Successfully Advocated For:
New $100M scholarship tax credit program, scholarships up to approx. $13,000 per student
New $250 teacher tax credit for classroom supplies.
Increase in education expense tax credit from $500 to $750, saving Jewish parents over $750,000
Secured $1.2 M school transportation grant
Helped draft law that ensures that all Jewish decedents will receive a proper burial
Meeting with
Speaker Madigan
Meeting with Governor Rauner
with Chicago Mayor
Rahm Emanuel
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Agudath Israel of Illinois Partners with Local Government and Community Organizations to Distribute the Covid-19 Vaccine
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As is well known by now, the biggest obstacles for widespread COVID-19 vaccination are access and distribution. Agudath Israel of Illinois has been working with their local government in to ensure access to the Covid-19 vaccine is available for […]
Agudah of Illinois Reaches Out to Governor on Redistricting
The Halachos of Asarah B’Teves on Erev Shabbos
This year, we have the rare occurrence of Asarah B’Teves falling out on a Friday. Due to its rarity and the fact that Asarah B’Teves is the only fast that we do observe on a Friday, there are many halachic […]
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