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Please join the AIDS Foundation of Chicago’s Illinois ADAP 411 conference call on Friday, April 22 at 12:00 p.m. and learn about the new ADAP eligibility restrictions, how this will impact consumers, and what you can do to help.

Want the latest inside scoop on what’s happening in Springfield? Please join the AIDS Foundation of Chicago’s Illinois AIDS Policy 411 conference call and webinar on Friday, March 25 at 12:00 p.m. and learn about current proposals regarding the budget, payments to providers, ADAP, sex education and HIV and corrections.

There are two important changes to Illinois ADAP that will benefit people with HIV who get their medications from either private insurance or Medicare.  In addition, a third change may make it possible for people on ADAP to afford comprehensive health insurance under the new Illinois Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan. 

Are you ready for the Chicago mayoral and aldermanic elections on February 22? If not, don’t worry, we got you covered!

Register to vote by mail by January 25, 2011 by submitting this registration form (also available in Spanish).  After the form is processed you will be mailed a new voter card.

Register or apply for a scholarship online

Download and print a paper  form: PDF document

CHICAGO – Thanks to action by Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, the state will receive $8.1 million in new federal funding for school and community-based comprehensive sexual health education programs in 2011. 

Action needed today: Download and share this state budget petition!

At a meeting of HIV advocates and services providers on April 6, Illinois AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) director Jeff Maras predicted a grim future for people with HIV in Illinois without adequate state funding.

Over at Progress Illinois, Angela Caputo has a great (and concise!) summary of the how health reform will help Illinois. It comes form a report HHS released yesterday describing how health reform will help each state. We give it two thumbs up.

"Here's the estimated take-away in Illinois (this analysis does not factor in the local impact of a public option):

The State Journal-Register reported October 14 that this year's state budget is $900 million higher than expected.

As AIDSConnect pointed out last week, next year's state budget is projected to reach nearly $12 billion.

What can we do? Join the Responsible Budget Coalition!

You thought this year's Illinois state budget was bad?  Next year's will be even worse, with a projected $12 billion deficit.