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Buckner Backs Measures to Increase South Side Birthing Options and Reduce Maternal Mortality Disparities

Aug 30, 2021 | Buckner

CHICAGO – South Side women will have access to more birthing options under new laws backed by state Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, to help reduce maternal mortality disparities. “The risk of dying from a pregnancy complication should not depend on where one lives or the...

Stuart-Sponsored Bill to Provide Mental Health Resources for First Responders Signed into Law

Aug 25, 2021 | Stuart

COLLINSVILLE, Ill – State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, supported a measure to provide resources on mental health for first responders by requiring the Illinois Department of Human Service (DHS) to create an online database and resource page. “Around 85% of...

LaPointe Measure Would Address IDES Overpayment, Return Money to Residents in Need

Aug 25, 2021 | LaPointe

CHICAGO – Illinois residents who were overpaid by the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES), through no fault of their own and whose money was unfairly recouped, could receive a refund under state Rep. Lindsey LaPointe’s, D-Chicago, new proposal. “With...

Senate and House Redistricting Committees Update Online Mapmaking Portal with New Census Information

Aug 25, 2021 | Hernandez L

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate and House Redistricting Committees have updated an online mapmaking portal to reflect population and demographic information recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau, which will allow the public to review the data and submit...

Speaker Welch Appoints Cook County Board of Ethics Member, Experienced Judge to Legislative Inspector General Search Committee

Aug 25, 2021 | Welch

Illinois Speaker of the House Emanuel “Chris” Welch is pleased to announce the appointment of Justice Marcus Salone to serve on the Legislative Ethics Commission’s search committee. “Justice Salone is a man of integrity who brings with him a resume filled with...

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