In an effort to reduce the wrongly inflated property tax burden for many Illinois homeowners, state Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, has proposed legislation aimed to add accountability that would give county supervisors of assessments authority to step in and correct when township assessors fail to assess commercial and industrial developments properly, completely, or at all. The potential shift in assessed properties could mean millions of dollars for a staggering number of wrongly-taxed homeowners.

JOLIET, Ill. – State Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, along with the Carpenters Local 174, replaced the raised garden planter boxes at the National Hook-Up of Black Women (NHBW) Joliet Chapter administrative office. The community garden serves the surrounding community, as well as to teach young people how to grow their own vegetables.

As part of her continued efforts to deliver a more affordable Illinois that prioritizes consumers over corporate profits, state Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, recently backed reforms to combat unfair and discriminatory auto insurance practices.

To make communication safer and easier between neurodivergent drivers and law enforcement, state Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, supported a plan last week to establish the Blue Envelope Program, a voluntary initiative in which drivers with autism could possess and provide an envelope containing guidance to assist police in effectively communicating with the holder.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Eligible graduating high school students would be provided the opportunity to register to vote by their school under a plan backed by state Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet.

State Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, joined with 4 Kids Sake Food Pantry to deliver new coats, hats and gloves to students at Cunningham School in Joliet.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In an ongoing commitment to raise awareness about neurodiversity, state Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, is shining a light on a rare disorder, Jacobsen Syndrome, through the story of 2-year-old Bralynn Powell, of Lincoln, Ill. Bralynn may be the only person in Illinois with this syndrome.

With 100% of sales from participating Jersey Mike’s restaurants going toward Special Olympics Illinois, state Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, joined colleagues in purchasing large orders of sandwiches for legislative staff last Wednesday at the State Capitol.

JOLIET, Ill. – State Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, joined Stepping Stones in its ribbon cutting for the new Recovery Home for Women with Children. Manley was joined at the ribbon cutting by Illinois Supreme Court Justice Mary Kay O’Brien, and Congressman Bill Foster, D-Aurora.