Aug 30, 2017 | Manley
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, released the following statement after the school funding formula compromise was passed by both the House and Senate: “The fact that our school funding formula is unfair to students across the state is...
Aug 29, 2017 | Mussman
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Following the Illinois House of Representatives’ vote on Senate Bill 1947, state Rep. Michelle Mussman, D-Schaumburg, issued the following statement: “True compromise was accomplished yesterday. I took steps to finally end Illinois’ unjust and...
Aug 29, 2017 | Scherer
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Responding to Gov. Rauner’s veto of legislation that would have expanded job opportunities and helped alleviate the shortage of substitute teachers in school districts throughout Illinois, state Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, issued the following...
Aug 29, 2017 | Greenwood
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – State Rep. LaToya Greenwood, D-East St. Louis, will help local ex-offenders get a second change and compete for jobs and other opportunities at an expungement and sealing seminar next week. “Too often, individuals with criminal records have a...
Aug 28, 2017 | Madigan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – House Speaker Michael J. Madigan issued the following statement Monday: “Today we saw compromise. Instead of pitting children and communities against each other, Democrats and Republicans came to an agreement on much of what’s in this bill. And...