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Check out the latest media coverage on Raising Illinois and our work to support infants, toddlers, and expecting families across the state of Illinois. For media inquiries, please contact communications@raisingillinois.org.
Video & Radio
Driving it Home with Patti Vasquez, WCPT AM 820
February 27, 2026
WCIA-TV (CBS)
Host: Champaign County Home Visiting Consortium
October 22, 2024
WQAD-TV (ABC)
Host: SAL Family & Community Services
October 29, 2024
WTTW-TV (PBS)
October 30, 2024
WBBM News Radio, 780 AM
November 1, 2024
Capitol News Illinois
Also published in Crain's Chicago Business
November 14, 2024
Driving it Home with Patti Vasquez, WCPT AM 820
December 8 2025
Cook County Chronicle
March 15, 2025
Central Illinois Proud, WMBD-TV
Host: Early Childhood Forum of Central Illinois
October 22, 2024
WMBD Radio, 1470 AM & 100.3 FM
Host: Early Childhood Forum of Central Illinois
October 30, 2024
WVON Radio, 1690 AM
October 30, 2024
WGN-AM, Outside the Loop
November 2, 2024
Timestamp: 18:31-30:13
Print Media
- Early Intervention is of National Importance; The Daily Herald
- Focus on Family: Early Intervention Programs; WGN News
- Parents, advocates push for more state funding for Early Intervention services; Chronicle Illinois
- Lack of funding makes some Early Intervention professionals ponder career shifts; Chronicle Illinois
- Moms Lobby for More Early Intervention Funds; Chronicle Illinois
- Budget Increase Falls Significantly Short of Early Intervention Advocates' Goal; Chronicle Illinois
- Early Intervention Service Delays Irritate Pediatrician; Chronicle Illinois
- Illinois’ children and toddlers are experiencing more delays in getting early intervention services; Chalkbeat
- Early intervention program advocates seek more funding to shorten a growing wait list; WCBU/NPR
- Parents of children with development delays see long waiting lists for intervention services, 25 News
- Peoria Community Leaders Advocate for More Support of Early Childhood Education, WCBU
- Why Chronic Staffing Shortages Are Damaging Access to Therapies for Babies with Developmental Delays, Milwaukee Independent
- 'You're talking about a crisis': Illinois Educators Say There's a Severe Lack of Vision Teachers for Kids with Visual Disabilities, Northern Public Radio
- Toddlers with Developmental Delays Are Missing Out On Help They Need. It Can Hurt Them Long Term, AP News
- Black and Latino Infants and Toddlers Often Miss Out on Early Therapies They Need, Hechinger Report
- Why Children of Color Aren't Getting the Physical, Speech Therapy Some Need, USA Today
- Your Turn: Why Increasing Early Intervention Funding is Crucial in Illinois; State Journal-Register