Administration estimates expansion will impact 20,000 children By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Thousands more families in Illinois will soon be eligible for subsidized child care and child care providers will see a pay raise under a series of initiatives that Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday, June 9. Starting July 1, the state will … Pritzker expands state child care subsidy, increases reimbursement rates Read More »