May 30, 2018 | Manley
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – To help protect higher education institutions in Illinois, state Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, is supporting a plan developed by a bipartisan group of legislators to help increase enrollment at state universities. “While the budget impasse...
May 30, 2018 | Yingling
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – On Tuesday, legislation to give the people of Lake County the power to hold the Lake County Chief County Assessment Officer (Lake County Assessor) accountable to the voters on election day passed in the House with bi-partisan support. The...
May 30, 2018 | Lilly
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – With more than 13 million children nationwide living in food insecure homes, a measure supported by state Rep. Camille Y. Lilly, D-Chicago, aims to end childhood hunger in Illinois schools. “Children do not deserve to go to their school on an empty...
May 30, 2018 | Connor
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Urging legislators to implement a tax system that is more fair for middle-class and low-income residents, state Rep. John Connor, D-Lockport, voted in support of a resolution Tuesday encouraging the state to abolish its flat tax and adopt a...
May 29, 2018 | Kifowit
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit, D-Aurora, passed legislation to rein in obscenely large severance packages granted to fired or outgoing government employees at taxpayers’ expense. “Government should invest in its people, not enrich fired or outgoing...