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Harris encourages residents to apply for energy bill assistance
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CHICAGO – State Senator Napoleon Harris III announced that the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program is open for eligible families in the 15th District to help with rising energy costs in Illinois.
“As temperatures begin to drop, no one should have to choose between paying their energy bill and meeting other basic needs,” said Harris (D-Harvey). “LIHEAP helps provide families with some much-needed breathing room, and I encourage residents who may qualify to submit an application.”
The LIHEAP program – which opens Oct. 1 – utilizes a priority application system to ensure that families most in need can apply first. All families who meet the qualifications and provide proper documentation will receive support until funding is exhausted. Families who earn up to two times the federal poverty level are eligible to receive support through LIHEAP. A chart with the eligible income thresholds can be found here.
Harris announces initiative to prevent food insecurity across Illinois
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CHICAGO – State Senator Napoleon Harris III announced new funding is available under the Illinois Grocery Initiative through the New Stores in Food Deserts, Equipment Upgrades and Grocery Rescue grant programs – representing a $26 million effort to address food deserts and prevent grocery store closures in communities across the state.
“Access to fresh, affordable food is essential to building healthy and thriving communities,” said Harris (D-Harvey). “Through the Illinois Grocery Initiative, we are investing directly in underserved neighborhoods, supporting local businesses and making sure families have reliable access to the food they need close to home.”
The new Grocery Rescue Program will support efforts to reopen stores that have closed within the preceding 12 months. This program is designed to prevent long-term food access loss in low-access tracts, preventing the formation of new food deserts. Funding can be used for store acquisition, repair, refurbishing property and equipment and some first-year operating costs.
Harris announces workforce training grant program open now
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HOMEWOOD – State Senator Napoleon Harris III announced the Illinois Workforce Pell, a new program expanding on the federal Pell Grant by allowing eligible students to use grant funding for short-term workforce training programs aligned with in-demand occupations, is now accepting applications.
“Illinois Workforce Pell will expand opportunities for career training and education for residents in the 15th District,” said Harris (D-Harvey). “This funding gives residents the ability to develop and build skills in jobs in high demand, and I am proud to support a program that continues to build talent here in Illinois.”
By extending Pell eligibility to shorter-term programs, Workforce Pell broadens access to a more affordable path to a recognized credential, tied to employer-validated, high-skill, high-wage or in-demand jobs across the state. Illinois developed a rigorous approval process to ensure participating programs meet high standards for quality, workforce alignment and student outcomes – protecting students while ensuring public investments support credentials with strong labor market value.
Harris secures more than $560,000 for 15th District libraries
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HOMEWOOD – State Senator Napoleon Harris III announced 26 public libraries and school districts across the 15th District are set to receive more than $560,000 for library services, enhanced programming and construction and security upgrades.
“Public libraries are one of the few places where every person can walk through the doors and access knowledge, opportunity and community without cost,” said Harris (D-Harvey). “These grants help ensure libraries in every corner of Illinois have the resources they need to keep shelves stocked, expand access to technology and continue serving as trusted community anchors for families, students, job seekers and lifelong learners.”
More than $27 million was awarded to over 640 public libraries and 2,500 school libraries statewide through the Illinois Secretary of State’s Public Library Per Capita and Equalization Aid Grants, Security and Construction Grants and School Library Grants. The funding will support libraries’ investments in reading materials, technology, literacy programs, infrastructure improvements and security upgrades. School library grants, awarded once every fiscal year, will support student learning and literacy from kindergarten through 12th grade.
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Welcome
I am proud to serve as the State Senator from Illinois’ 15th District, representing parts of Cook and Will Counties, covering the 9th Ward of Chicago and Blue Island in the north, Calumet City in the east, part of Oak Forest and Homewood in the west, and Steger in the south in Will County. My district also includes the cities of Chicago Heights, Crete, Dixmoor, Dolton, East Hazel Crest, Flossmoor, Ford Heights, Glenwood, Harvey, Hazel Crest, Homewood, Lansing, Lynwood, Markham, Midlothian, Monee, Phoenix, Posen, Riverdale, Robbins, Sauk Village, South Chicago Heights, South Holland, Steger, Thornton and University Park.
I hope you’ll find this site a useful resource in keeping up-to-date with what’s happening in our district and in Springfield. Please contact any of my offices with questions or ways I can better serve you.
It is my honor to represent you in Springfield.
Sincerely,
State Senator Napoleon B. Harris III
Assistant Majority Leader
15th Senate District
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Contact Info
Springfield Office:
Senator 15th District
413 Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-8066
District Office:
930 W. 175th St., Suite 3W
Homewood, IL 60430
(708) 893-0552
(708) 566-4108 FAX