Cass County Board: State, federal funding cuts expected to impact county departments

Cass County Board: State, federal funding cuts expected to impact county departments

BACKUS — Less money coming in from the state and federal governments could impact Cass County services. Cass County department heads, commissioners and the Citizen Budget Committee members met for the county’s annual planning meeting Thursday, June 12, and shared the market trends of 2025, a legislative update and foreseeable issues for 2026. Most departments mentioned with the shortfall of funding from state and federal agencies there will be i…

Housing Forward braces for impact of potential federal cuts

Housing Forward is bracing for the impact that the next federal budget could have on America’s housing safety net.     Leaders at Housing Forward, the nonprofit agency responsible for supporting people experiencing housing instability and chronic homelessness in Cook County’s near western suburbs, are preparing for what may be a major cut to their federal funding. Lynda Schueler, the agency’s executive director, said most of the subsidized renta…