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Illinois created a council on fatherhood, so why can’t it get funding?

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By Chicago Sun-Times, 04/27/2022

“…Last week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill to invest $70 million in programs that support involved fatherhood in his state. In Illinois, a similar program was set up in 2004, but it hasn’t received 70 cents…”

Read the entire article: https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/4/27/23043688/illinois-funding-council-on-fatherhood-governor-pritzker-jeffery-leving-op-ed