Apr 24, 2018 | Mussman
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –Legislation backed by state Rep. Michelle Mussman, D-Schaumburg, to prevent an automatic pay increase for state lawmakers from taking effect next year has passed the House. “While families across the state try to balance their own budgets,...
Apr 24, 2018 | Yingling
ROUND LAKE BEACH, Ill. – State Rep. Sam Yingling, D-Grayslake, is continuing his efforts to offer relief for taxpayers by helping to pass a measure that would provide a way for taxpayers to work around local property tax deductions that were unfairly capped by...
Apr 24, 2018 | Stuart
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. – State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, attended the Edwardsville School District 7 School Lunch Debt Solutions family trivia night fundraiser on Friday and recognized first grader Joby Nelson for his authorship of a children’s book that he...
Apr 23, 2018 | Stuart
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. – Last week, the Illinois House of Representatives voted to pass legislation sponsored by state Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, to block an automatic pay increase for legislators and statewide elected office holders. “This is bipartisan...
Apr 23, 2018 | Welch
HILLSIDE, Ill. – State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, is seeking to expand university opportunities to historically underrepresented students through a new bridge program that Illinois colleges will be empowered to employ thanks to legislation he is...