Working and middle-class families should be able to build stable lives, raise children, own homes, start businesses, and remain rooted in their communities.
Too many Illinois families are being priced out of the communities they grew up in. When housing, child care, and the basic cost of living outpace what families can afford, communities lose the people who hold them together, longtime neighbors, small business owners, teachers, first responders.
Mainstreet Illinois brings together civic and business leaders, neighborhood advocates, and everyday families to organize around practical solutions that let people stay rooted in the places they call home.
