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We're proud to share the 2025-2026 #HealingIllinois subgrantees! In partnership with @ilhumanservices, we will distribute $4.3 million in Healing Illinois grants to nearly 200 nonprofits to support racial & community healing statewide.
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The heart of Springfield's Muslim community | #1 in a four-part series Springfield: Where the Muslim community feels like home

This project was managed by Press Forward Springfield & made possible by a #HealingIllinois grant. Listen to or read the full series: /end

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The heart of Springfield's Muslim community | #1 in a four-part series Springfield: Where the Muslim community feels like home

As we wrap the #HealingIllinois 2025 Reporting Project, “Healing Through Narrative Change: Untold Stories,” we're revisiting the powerful work of this year’s newscohort:
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Heading into the June 17 culminating dinner of the
#HealingIllinois 2025 Reporting Project, “Healing Through Narrative Change: Untold Stories," we're revisiting the powerful work of @capitolnewsil.bsky.social, Illinois Times, & NPR Illinois—shepherded by @cflandoflincoln.bsky.social 1/

'Healing Illinois': How a Statewide Racial Healing Initiative Is Uniting Communities Across the State Launched in 2020, Healing Illinois is a statewide racial healing initiative funding over 200 projects that build community, amplify untold stories, and promote equity. Here’s how it’s impacting lives—...

At the heart of #HealingIllinois is a simple belief: Everyone in Illinois has a role to play in healing.

Learn more about our statewide partnership to distribute $4.5 million in grants for nonprofit organizations to begin or continue the work of healing in their communities.

Living Islam in Springfield | #2 in a four-part series Muslim in central Illinois

Continue reading Part 2 of this NPR Illinois audio series here: www.nprillinois.org/equity-justi...

This reporting project was managed by Press Forward Springfield & made possible by a #HealingIllinois grant.

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Economic gaps persist for Blacks Springfield area second in the country for income gaps between Black, white households

If you missed this series, continue reading the Illinois Times story here: www.illinoistimes.com/news-opinion...

This reporting project was managed by Press Forward Springfield & made possible by a #HealingIllinois grant.

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Native ancestors’ return to rest: A paperwork-laden process underway in Illinois Illinois museums race to return Native American remains under federal law updates, facing emotional and legal hurdles.

Read the full @capitolnewsil.bsky.social story here: capitolnewsillinois.com/news/native-...

This reporting project was managed by Press Forward Springfield & made possible by a #HealingIllinois grant.

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Economic gaps persist for Blacks Springfield area second in the country for income gaps between Black, white households

The reporting project was managed by Press Forward Springfield & made possible by a #HealingIllinois grant. Read here: www.illinoistimes.com/news-opinion...
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The reporting project was managed by Press Forward Springfield & made possible by a #HealingIllinois grant. Read this week's first three parts below. Then re-visit their website Thursday for the series finale.

‘Our identity has been frozen in time’: How Native American advocates are influencing Springfield Native advocates push for education, mascot reform, and land justice in Illinois’ Capitol and communities.

The reporting project was managed by @Press Forward Springfield & made possible by a #HealingIllinois grant. Read here: capitolnewsillinois.com/news/our-ide...

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