Catholic Conference of Illinois

06/11/2026

Today the U.S. bishops will consecrate the United States of America to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, joined by parishes and faithful across the country. The act of consecration takes place as part of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Join the livestream this afternoon at 4pm ET / 3pm CT / 2pm MT / 1pm PT. Watch along, pray with us, and entrust our nation to the love of Christ's Sacred Heart.

06/01/2026

The Illinois General Assembly has included $1.5 million in the FY 27 budget to extend the Pretrial Success Pilot Program. This program provides important supportive services to persons who are awaiting their court dates. Services like mental health and substance abuse treatment, transportation, and child care can help persons better meet their court requirements and can contribute to better outcomes for people when their cases conclude.

05/31/2026

🚨Save the Pretrial Success Act🚨

The Pretrial Success Grants Program has been providing essential support for people awaiting trial but new funding is not currently in the state budget. If the General Assembly doesn’t add it to the budget today, this vital program will no longer exist.

Please call your State Senator and State Representative as soon as possible to ask that they continue to fund pretrial success! Find your legislators by visiting bit.ly/LookUpLegislators

Last year, the Illinois legislature funded the creation of the Pretrial Success Grant Program as a pilot program in five counties. The Pretrial Success Grant Program is bolstering the success of people who are released pretrial, thanks to the Pretrial Fairness Act, by expanding access to vital services like transportation and child care so they can attend court and providing resources for mental health, substance use disorder and other needs.

This program needs funding in order to survive. Right now, there is no new funding for the Pretrial Success Act in the budget. The deadline to pass a budget is midnight tonight, so this is our very last chance to convince our legislators to give this program the funding it needs to keep succeeding.

Look up your State Senator and State Representative’s Springfield phone numbers (the number with the 217 area code), and give them a quick call RIGHT NOW to ask that they provide $2.5 million in new funding to keep the Pretrial Success Grants Program going.

Find your legislators by visiting bit.ly/LookUpLegislators

05/07/2026

04/30/2026

Illinois families deserve more opportunities and the Education Freedom Tax Credit delivers more to students without costing taxpayers.

The Education Freedom Tax Credit supports BOTH public and private school students by expanding access to scholarships and educational resources. Here are the facts:

✅ No Illinois state or local tax dollars are used
✅ No reduction in public school funding
✅ Funded entirely by voluntary private donations
✅ Keeps education dollars working for Illinois students

If Illinois doesn’t opt in, those private donor dollars don’t disappear they go to other states instead.

Right now, it’s up to Governor JB Pritzker to bring these benefits to Illinois students.

Watch this video to see how the program works and why it matters for families, students, and schools across Illinois.

1 like. "Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Explainer"

04/30/2026