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Analysis of Governor’s Proposed FY24 Operating Budget
On Wednesday, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker gave his State of the State address and presented his proposed Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) budget to the...
City of Chicago Proposed FY23 Budget: Takeaways
On Monday, Mayor Lightfoot presented her proposed FY23 budget to the Chicago City Council. This annual budget address shares the proposed City...
Announcing New Members of the Arts Leadership Council
The ALC is an advisory group that provides field intelligence, campaign strategy, programmatic feedback, and leads membership recruitment. Current...
FY2023 Illinois State Budget – Analysis
On Tuesday, Governor Pritzker signed the Fiscal Year 2023 budget package. The Illinois General Assembly had passed the package during an April 8-9...
FY2023 Illinois State Budget – Analysis
On Tuesday, Governor Pritzker signed the Fiscal Year 2023 budget package. The Illinois General Assembly had passed the package during an April 8-9...
Springfield Reaches a Budget Deal: $50M for Arts and Culture
The Governor and legislative leaders have reached an agreement on the FY23 budget, including how the remaining American Rescue Plan Act funds will...
Brief Overview of Governor Pritzker’s FY2023 Budget Proposal
Last week, Governor Pritzker gave his Fiscal Year 2023 budget address to the Illinois General Assembly and released his full budget proposal. Here’s...
Artists Support Community Vaccination Efforts: Press Release
Artists across Illinois are contributing their talents to help communities get vaccinated. ILLINOIS – As restrictions are lifted, the arts and...
Analysis: Illinois FY 2022 Budget & ARP Bills
The Illinois Creative Future Fund (ICFF) campaign brought together a diverse, statewide coalition of Illinois businesses and organizations in the...
COALITION ASKS FOR $500 MILLION FOR ARTS & CULTURE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2021 CONTACT: Elizabeth Restrepo Jasculca Terman Strategic Communications for Arts Alliance Illinois ...
Congress Passes Major COVID Relief Bill
Last night (Monday, December 21), Congress passed a $900-billion COVID relief bill in combination with the $1.4 trillion FY 2021 budget. The House...
Looking Forward for the Alliance
While we are happy to say “good riddance” to 2020, we are still facing the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and structural racism. As we move into 2021,...
Support Indigenous Artists this Giving Tuesday
Support Indigenous Art November is Native American Heritage Month, and we’re honoring Indigenous artists and arts organizations across Illinois by...
The Impact of the Arts for Illinois Relief Fund (So Far)
Since its launch on April 1 by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, the Arts for Illinois Relief Fund has awarded nearly...
Performance at the Polls
On Election Day 2020, musicians across the state shared joy and thanked voters with socially distant performances at the polls. Illinois performers...
Arts for Illinois Relief Fund opens new round of funding
The Arts for Illinois Relief Fund is pleased to support the City of Chicago’s Performing Arts Venue Relief Program. This program will provide...
Updates on Illinois Business Interruption Grants
Illinois has launched Round 2 of its Business Interruption Grant (BIG) program, making $220 million available to help businesses impacted by COVID -...
Announcing Keynote Address and One State Artist Project Grantees
MacArthur Fellow and Artist Activist Mel Chin will offer our virtual keynote on September 29 at 1pm Mel Chin is known for the broad range of...
Phase 4 guidelines for arts and culture now available
Based on the state’s current reopening metrics, Illinois is on track to move into Phase 4 of Governor Pritzker’s Restore Illinois plan for phased...
Funding for Illinois Arts Community Preserved
Illinois House and Senate Safeguard 2020 Funding for Illinois Arts Council Agency $50 Million in Capital Arts Funding Appropriated to Arts Alliance...