Mar 7, 2018 | Hoffman
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A bill introduced last spring to protect and safeguard workers, sponsored by state Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, is now awaiting approval from the governor. “During my time serving in the state legislature, I have worked to protect the rights and...
Mar 7, 2018 | Stuart
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. – State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, will host a Small Business Town Hall with the Small Business Development Center at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville on Tuesday, March 27 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Mississippi/Illinois Room,...
Mar 6, 2018 | Jones
CALUMET CITY, Ill. – State Rep. Thaddeus Jones, D-Calumet City, supported key gun safety measures that passed recently in the Illinois House. “We must not tolerate any more senseless deaths due to gun violence,” Jones said. “It is unfortunate that it has taken so long...
Mar 6, 2018 | Welch
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Upon review of credentials and precedent in the Illinois House, state Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, has been appointed to both the House Revenue & Finance Committee and the House Executive Committee. “There is so much work to be done...
Mar 6, 2018 | Crespo
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Fred Crespo, D-Hoffman Estates, voted to pass a series of commonsense gun safety measures this week, which among others, includes a ban on bump-stock trigger modifications like those used in the Las Vegas tragedy to convert firearms into...