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Chicago's Largest Playdate brings families together on NW Side

  • Jun 27
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What it really costs to raise a child in 2026

  • Apr 27

Quick Tip: Childcare

  • Feb 28

Suburban day care workers charged with hitting, dragging kids: police

  • Feb 25

Judge blocks Trump's $10B child care funding freeze targeting Illinois

  • Feb 7

Trump admin. withholding social safety net funds temporarily blocked

  • Jan 10

Day care worker pleads guilty to putting child in trash can: docs

  • Jan 8

Trump administration freezes social services funding to Illinois

  • Jan 7

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Trump admin. withholding social safety net funds temporarily blocked

  • Jan 10
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Illinois day cares may close due to Trump admin. freezing social safety net funds

  • Jan 9
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Illinois sues Trump admin. for withholding social safety net funds

  • Jan 9
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Trump administration freezes social services funding to Illinois

  • Jan 7
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Trump administration freezes social services funding to Illinois

  • Jan 6
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Trump administration freezes social services funding to Illinois

  • Jan 6
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Daycares scramble to serve families as COVID funding expires

  • Oct 3, 2023
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Woman hopes co-working space helps subsidize child care amid inflation

  • Aug 10, 2022

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HHS freezing child care payments to all states until they prove funds 'being spent legitimately'

An official with the Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday the Trump administration is freezing federal child care funding to all states, not just Minnesota.

  • Dec 31, 2025

Lincoln Park, West Loop day cares close abruptly, leaving many without child care, some without jobs

A Lincoln Park playground has become an informal play destination for families suddenly without day care, but it's not where they want to be.

  • Oct 9, 2025
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New Mexico becomes 1st state to offer universal child care

New Mexico families will be eligible for free child care for infants and toddlers starting Nov. 1, no matter their incomes. The groundbreaking initiative will require no co-pays from families.

  • Sep 10, 2025

Illinois' largest government childcare subsidy excludes thousands, investigation found

Childcare has become one of the biggest line items in a family's budget, with its costs growing faster than any other household expense in recent decades. But for many Illinois parents, that cost comes with little to no help from state programs, meant to

  • Jun 14, 2025

Parents, caregivers warned to stop using Queerick brand infant swing due to suffocation risk

The Consumer Product Safety Commission warned people to stop using infant swings made by Queerick and sold on Amazon due to suffocation risk.

  • May 22, 2025