State child care co-pays set at $1.25
Darren Iozia
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Parents taking part in the state’s Child Care Assistance Program will pay a maximum of $1.25 in monthly co-pays through at least February.
The program provides low-income families with access to child care while the state continue to feel the impact of the pandemic.
“Our lives are full of so many unknowns right now and child care service providers and working parents know that all too well,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker said.
Support for eligible families includes paying for all eligible days of child care regardless of the child’s attendance.
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SPRINGFIELD â More than 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Illinois since the first vaccine was approved for emergency use this month, more than any other state in the nation, and state officials expect the pace of the vaccination program to speed up as the federal government begins distributing a second drug this week.
Gov. JB Pritzker made that announcement during a virtual media briefing Wednesday, adding that eventually, larger states like California and Texas will surpass Illinois simply because of the size of their populations.
âBut the vaccine team in Illinois sprinted past them all in week one,â Pritzker said.