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The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) is the department [1] [2] of the Illinois state government responsible for providing a wide variety of safety net services to Illinois residents in poverty, who are facing other economic challenges, or who have any of a variety of disabilities. As of 2006, it was the largest administrative agency ...
The board sets educational policies and guidelines for public and private schools, preschool through grade 12. It analyzes the aims, needs and requirements of education and recommends legislation to the Illinois General Assembly and Governor for the benefit of the more than 2 million school children in the state. [1]
The following is a list of school districts in Illinois. As of July 1, 2023 [update] , there were 852 public school districts , including 368 elementary districts, 97 high school districts, 386 unit districts , and one Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice district, and two cooperative high schools.
The United States Census Bureau has determined that Illinois has 3,227 special-purpose governments as of June 30, 2012; the most of any U.S. state. [1] The Office of the Illinois Comptroller , which uses a broader definition that includes special districts without budget autonomy, determined the state has 4,755 as of December 2015.
Elected boards of education and boards of trustees (in the case of community college districts) govern these districts, except for the Chicago Public Schools and the City Colleges of Chicago, for which the boards are appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the Chicago City Council, and the special charter districts, which may have elected ...
Superintendents of Public Instruction of Illinois (1 C) Pages in category "Public education in Illinois" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS), formerly the Department of Public Aid, [1] is the code department [2] [3] of the Illinois state government that is responsible for providing healthcare coverage for adults and children who qualify for Medicaid, and for providing child support services to help ensure that Illinois children receive financial support from both parents.