Fisher House dedicates 100th facility while focusing on future goals

Afternoon Briefing: Fisher House opens to serve families of veterans and active military

Good afternoon, Chicago. For the third time in little more than a decade, a bipartisan group is being formed to launch a voter initiative aimed at amending the Illinois Constitution to try to remove the heavy partisan influence of lawmakers in the once-per-decade redrawing of state legislative boundaries. Unlike the current controversy in Texas, where Republicans are looking to redraw congressional boundaries to maximize GOP seats in the U.S. Ho…

Fisher House dedicates 100th facility while focusing on future goals

For more than 30 years, Fisher House Foundation has provided lodging for wounded or sick service members and veterans and their families at Department of Defense or Veterans Affairs health care facilities. The organization can currently host 1,300 families per day, and has served more than 500,000 families since its inception. This week, the organization marked a big milestone, as it dedicated the 100th Fisher House, located at the Capt. James A…