Sep 14, 2017 | D'Amico
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. John D’Amico, D-Chicago, is calling on the Illinois General Assembly to protect students by overriding Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of a new “Student Loan Bill of Rights” geared towards protecting students from predatory lending. “Gov....
Sep 14, 2017 | Andrade
CHICAGO – Legislation sponsored by state Rep. Jaime Andrade, D-Chicago, that creates a stronger screening process for park district volunteers to ensure that sex offenders are not working with or near children was recently signed into law. “I often take my children to...
Sep 14, 2017 | Scherer
DECATUR, Ill. –Teachers who purchase instructional supplies to use in their classroom are eligible for a new state tax credit worth up to $250 under legislation supported by state Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur. “Especially in the state’s neediest school districts,...
Sep 13, 2017 | Andrade
CHICAGO – In an effort to reduce the burden of rising property taxes facing residents in our community, state Rep. Jaime Andrade, D-Chicago, is co-hosting a property tax appeal seminar with Alderman Deb Mell and Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Michael...
Sep 13, 2017 | Harper
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, passed a new law that equips school bathrooms with free menstruation products, such as pads and tampons, for female students. “Young women should not be forced to pay for products that they need every month to...