Dec 31, 2017 | Scherer
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Following the deaths of 13 residents at a state-run veterans’ home in Quincy, state Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, is supporting legislation urging Gov. Rauner’s administration to provide a comprehensive report to the General Assembly examining the...
Dec 29, 2017 | Lilly
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A measure cosponsored by state Rep. Camille Lilly, D-Chicago, to protect students from predatory lending will now become law following the successful, bipartisan override of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of the proposal. “Many young people do not have...
Dec 29, 2017 | Halpin
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Military veterans will be able to receive college credit for their service, opening the door to new career opportunities, under a new law supported by state Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, that is scheduled to take effect Jan. 1. “Veterans deserve...
Dec 29, 2017 | Yingling
ROUND LAKE BEACH, Ill. – Several measures sponsored by state Rep. Sam Yingling, D-Grayslake, to promote a more efficient and less costly government, consolidate units of local government and promote fiscal responsibility will become law in the new year. “Illinoisans...
Dec 29, 2017 | Mussman
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Following multiple outbreaks of Legionnaire’s disease that claimed the lives of 13 residents of the state-run Quincy Veterans’ Home over the past two years, state Rep. Michelle Mussman, D-Schaumburg, is supporting legislation urging Gov. Rauner’s...