March 21, 2025
Briefing Notes | Slide Deck: Weathering Uncertainty
March 14, 2025
This session started with policy updates and then focused on what members were hearing and experiencing on the ground. Forefront continually updates its page on executive orders, so information and resources can always be found there.
March 7, 2025
This session featured ongoing updates as well as updates from Foundations on the Hill, which occurred the previous week. Thoughts were shared by Alex Pleasant, Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation; Celeste Flores, Mano a Mano Family Resource Center; and Brian Peckrill, William G. McGowan Charitable Fund.
February 28, 2025
This week’s briefing focused on legal implications of and responses to the Trump executive orders and featured presentations from Katy Youker, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; Amy Cook, Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; Aneel Chablani, Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; and Bob Glaves, Chicago Bar Foundation.
February 21, 2025
This briefing focused on the impact of recent executive orders on the LGBTQIA community, along with updates on other fronts. Featured speakers included John Peller, AIDS Foundation of Chicago; Brian Johnson, Equality Illinois; and Kevin Fee, ACLU.
February 14, 2025
This session featured Grace Hou, Deputy Governor for Health and Human Services, and Ryan Croke, First Assistant Deputy Governor.
February 7, 2025
The discussion was led by Monique Jones, Forefront; Holly Ambuehl, Forefront; and Lauren Wright, Illinois Partners for Human Service.
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