Maggie Dougherty

2 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Maggie Dougherty |Tom O'Connor

Members of the ‘They Deserve More’ coalition flood the rotunda of the Illinois Statehouse recently, calling on lawmakers to pass wage increases for caretakers of those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Medill Illinois News Bureau Photo by Maggie Dougherty Protesters flooded the rotunda of the Illinois Statehouse earlier this month, urging legislators to increase wages for caregivers of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

3 weeks ago | capitolnewsillinois.com | Maggie Dougherty |Tom O'Connor

SPRINGFIELD — Protesters flooded the rotunda of the Illinois Statehouse earlier this month, urging legislators to increase wages for caregivers of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The ‘They Deserve More’ coalition — representing advocacy organizations, families and over 90 agencies providing community care — is asking that these direct support personnel, or DSPs, receive at least 150% of Illinois’ minimum wage.

1 month ago | chestnuthilllocal.com | Tommy Tucker |Maggie Dougherty

Chestnut Hill's Hideaway Music is bringing live performances back to the avenue with a new monthly concert series beginning April 4, following a successful test run last December. Philadelphia folk artist Chana Rothman will kick off the series on April 4 at the record store at 8232 Germantown Ave. across from the Chestnut Hill Hotel.

1 month ago | chestnuthilllocal.com | Tommy Tucker |Maggie Dougherty

Dozens of Charles W. Henry School parents joined a nationwide protest Wednesday against President Donald Trump's proposed elimination of the U.S. Department of Education. The "walk-in" protest, encouraged by the National Education Association, started at 8 a.m. just outside the school in Mt. Airy, where students, parents and elected officials gathered to speak out against the threatened cuts to federal education funding.

Jan 16, 2025 | chestnuthilllocal.com | Maggie Dougherty

Frigid temperatures did not dissuade members of the Chestnut Hill Conservancy from gathering at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy's Wissahickon Inn on the evening of Jan. 9 to usher in the new year with an annual meeting. Leaders of the organization took to the podium to discuss a review of the past year along with a look ahead to 2025. The meeting comes at a time of much change for the Conservancy, faced with an outgoing board president and executive director.