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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Chicago Siyum Event Generates Excitement
The energy was palpable and the enthusiasm tangible.
What greeted a delegation of Agudas Yisroel representatives who traveled to the Windy City to strategize and discuss preparations for the upcoming 13th Global Siyum HaShas of Daf Yomi, which will take place […]
Chicago’s Mayor Visits the Orthodox Jewish Community
Chicago’s new mayor, Lori E. Lightfoot, walked the streets of West Rogers Park neighborhood over Shabbos in a visit coordinated by Agudath Israel of Illinois (AIOI). The mayor engaged hundreds of Orthodox Jewish families on a nearly mile-long tour of […]
Big Budget, Big Wins for Agudah in Illinois
Left to right: Rabbi Shlomo Soroka, Rabbi AD Motzen, state Sen. Ram Villivalam, state Rep. Jonathan Carroll, Eli Davis, state Rep. Bob Morgan, House Speaker Michael Madigan, Senate President John […]
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