http://www.yourstreet.com/news/illinois-department-of-human-services YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us This isn’t Peoria’s year for winning grant awards. After losing out to Morton for some IDOT money, Peoria got more bad news — this time from the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS). A recent Issues Update reports: In April 2009, the City... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6696051/peoria-passed-up-for-another-grant Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:46:08 -0700 State Rep. Jack Franks (D-Woodstock) is one of the legislators who wants Gov. Pat Quinn to eliminate a loophole that allows unregulated group homes to flourish in Illinois. Courtesy of the Illinois General Assembly. In a chilling report, Chi-Town Daily News found a... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6466087/loophole-allows-unlicensed-homes-for-mentally-ill Sun, 02 Aug 2009 12:15:08 -0700 PAXTON – For the second time in two months, the Illinois Department of Human Services is slated to close its office on West Ottawa Road in Paxton – and this time, the lawmaker who tried to keep it open thinks it will close. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6299376/ford-county-paxton-office-will-close-later-this-month Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:03:08 -0700 PAXTON — For the second time in two months, the Illinois Department of Human Services is slated to close its office on West Ottawa Road in Paxton — and this time, the lawmaker who tried to keep it open thinks it will close. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6291755/state-to-close-paxton-office-of-dhs Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:02:08 -0700 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Human Services is putting more nutritional foods on the list that low-income women can buy through a government food program. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6216862/illinois-wic-program-to-include-more-nutritious-foods Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:15:08 -0700 BLOOMINGTON -- The Illinois Department of Human Services is urging Illinois residents to take advantage of cooling centers throughout the state, including several in Central Illinois, while the weather remains unusually hot and humid. | Five-day forecast for Twin Cities http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6197182/another-scorcher-cooling-centers-open-across-area Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:42:08 -0700 Locations have been set up around the state to take some of the sting out of the summer heat. With temperatures soaring, Illinois Department of Human Services is urging residents to take advantage of more than 120 state facilities that serve as cooling http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6197266/new-cooling-centers-open-throughout-area Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:18:08 -0700 At the Urbana City Council meeting Monday night, the council decided to include two more Urbana rental properties that will qualify for registration fee waivers. Rental property owners who house disabled individuals under Medicaid and the Illinois Department of Human... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5695571/urbana-grants-fee-waivers Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:13:08 -0700