May 21, 2026 | Ness
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — State Rep. Suzanne Ness, D-Carpentersville, is celebrating a local woman’s retirement from an impressive service career as director of the Johnsburg Public Library while also highlighting her fight battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) amid...
May 20, 2026 | Briel
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Amy “Murri” Briel, D-Ottawa, is advancing a bill to thegovernor’s desk for consideration ensuring patients’ primary residence and property cannot be used in legal action by hospitals seeking to recover unpaid medical debt. “This...
May 13, 2026 | Jimenez
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.- State Rep. Lilian Jiménez, D-Chicago, honored Arise Chicago with House Resolution 736, recognizing the organization’s 35 years of advocacy, education and leadership in protecting workers’ rights and advancing economic justice across Illinois. “For...
May 13, 2026 | Manley
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – As part of her efforts to ensure residents can access the professional care they deserve, state Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, advanced an initiative of the Illinois Association for Behavior Analysis last week to clarify and strengthenstate rules...
May 13, 2026 | Hoffman
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A measure backed by state Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, would protect families with medical debt by preventing hospitals from targeting their homes through aggressive collection efforts. “Families that are facing challenges with medical debt...