Apr 11, 2018 | Halpin
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois’ veterans’ homes would be required to fully inform family members and the public of disease outbreaks threatening our military heroes under legislation being advanced by state Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, correcting the glaring...
Apr 11, 2018 | Mussman
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – State Rep. Michelle Mussman, D-Schaumburg, is backing an effort to prohibit Governor Bruce Rauner and all future governors from paying their office’s employees with funds intended for separate purposes, such as economic development, public safety...
Apr 11, 2018 | Lilly
CHICAGO – In an effort to provide better wages to Illinois’ in-home care workers, state Rep. Camille Y. Lilly, D-Chicago, is sponsoring legislation to increase the hourly wage for frontline in-home care workers to $15 an hour, up from the current average wage of...
Apr 11, 2018 | Lilly
CHICAGO – State Rep. Camille Y. Lilly, D-Chicago, is demanding Gov. Rauner stop offshoring his employees’ salaries onto human service agencies and be more transparent in his office’s hiring practices. “Governor Rauner, like many governors before him, has put the costs...
Apr 11, 2018 | Welch
HILLSIDE, Ill. – State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch is urging Gov. Rauner to nominate Maywood and Hillside as federally recognized Opportunity Zones to create new jobs and attract new businesses to these communities. “Towns in my district like Maywood and Hillside are...