Building on a $29 million investment by Governor Pritzker and the General Assembly in preparation for the 2020 census, the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) has entered into an intergovernmental partnership with the University of Illinois at Chicago’s College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs to improve outreach to hard-to-count communities. UIC will have a leading role in the state’s census initiative, the largest in the country this year, with 30 local community and government organizations serving as regional intermediaries for coordinated census mobilization across the state. All organizations partnering with DHS on census efforts have received funding from the department. The $29 million program is the largest per capita investment of any state in the nation this year, funded through the bipartisan FY20 budget. In June, Governor Pritzker signed an executive order that established a Census Office and an advisory panel to guide the public outreach. For more information about the 2020 Census in Illinois and a listing of the Regional Intermediaries, visit census.illinois.gov.