IL SR0214

Declares November 2025 as Family Caregiver Month in the State of Illinois

Recognizes approximately 1.3 million Illinois residents who serve as unpaid family caregivers, providing an estimated $21 billion in unpaid care annually

Acknowledges the Illinois Family Caregiver Coalition, a nonpartisan group of more than 400 members led by Illinois Area Agencies on Aging, which advocates for unpaid family caregivers

Notes that nationally, 38 million caregivers provided approximately $600 billion worth of unpaid care in 2021, averaging 18 hours of care per week

Highlights that 29% of family caregivers are millennials or Gen Zers, and more than one in five Americans now serve as caregivers