Halpin Backs Legislation to Protect Survivors of Domestic Abuse

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, is backing legislation that would expand protections for survivors of domestic abuse and stalking by allowing them to legally change their name without leaving a paper trail that can be followed by an abuser....

Stuart Invites Local Faith Leader to Deliver Invocation in House

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. – Rev. Dr. James R. Brooks of the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Edwardsville delivered the opening invocation to the Illinois House of Representatives as a guest of state Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville. “It is always great when...