Maywood Supplies Giveaway

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Lightford: Our power is in our numbers

• Census 2020

MAYWOOD –Senate Majority Leader Kimberly A. Lightford (D-Maywood) encourages local residents to fill out the 2020 Census, protecting their representation in government and share of federal funding.

“The strength in our community comes from within us, but our power is in our numbers,” Lightford said. “We cannot pass up our opportunity to be counted in this census.”

In 2010, Proviso Township had a final response rate of 71.8%, and areas in the Austin neighborhood had a response rate between 40% and just over 50%. So far this year, the response rates in those areas are at least 10% lower.

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A message from the Senate Black Caucus on COVID-19

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• ILBC

ISBE’s Student Advisory Council

 The 2020-2021 Student Advisory Council application is now available on ISBE’s website at https://www.isbe.net/studentvoices. We hope that you will share this opportunity widely with your communities and encourage students with a range of educational backgrounds, including alternative programs, special education, Career and Technical Education, and multilingual education, to apply. The deadline for students to submit applications is May 29, 2020 at 5 p.m.