Apr 15, 2026 | Manley
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – 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...
Apr 15, 2026 | Briel
OTTAWA, Ill. —State Rep. Amy “Murri” Briel, D-Ottawa, is highlighting National Financial Literacy Month at an upcoming Council of Wise Elders, a senior advisory council, which will meet and discuss ways to save during tax season on Monday, April 20 from 3:30 p.m. to 5...
Apr 15, 2026 | Canty
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — State Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights, helped advance legislation out of the House chamber last Thursday to create the Abortion Access Fund Grant Program, expanding support and access to abortion care services for uninsured or...
Apr 15, 2026 | Mussman
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Hoping to provide critical support to mothers and their newborn children, state Rep. Michelle Mussman, D-Schaumburg, passed legislation Wednesday that would identify and create a support system to provide short-term universal newborn home...
Apr 15, 2026 | Ammons
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, has passed legislation aimed at improving care for individuals living with dementia. The bill requires all service workers and affiliates of the Department of Human Services (DHS) to complete dementia...