Election Reform Takes Center Stage with Build Back Better Negotiations Delayed

January 6, 2022

Following Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-WV), announcement last month that he would not vote for the Build Back Better Act in its current form, Democratic leaders and the White House began planning the best path forward for the legislation.  While Manchin has since said he is willing to resume negotiations, it is..

Mobilizing the Community to Spread Christmas Cheer

January 5, 2022

Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, one Chicago area community was treated to something else equally contagious: altruism. Days before Christmas, local resident Cassie Greenhill brought holiday cheer to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities at the Shady Oaks campus of Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) in the simple but..

Build Back Better Timeline Slips to January

December 23, 2021

By: Christopher Findlay

Senator Manchin made the surprise announcement on Sunday that he could not vote for the Build Back Better Act, which will force a large-scale rewrite of the legislation.

Build Back Better Negotiations Take Dramatic Turn

December 23, 2021

By: Christopher Findlay

Senator Manchin made the surprise announcement on Sunday that he could not vote for the Build Back Better Act, which will force a large-scale rewrite of the legislation.