Aug 23, 2017 | Jones
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Thaddeus Jones, D-Calumet City, is backing an effort to repeal Cook County’s unfair beverage tax, which hits working families and elderly residents hardest. “Many middle-class families I have spoken to are worried how this new beverage...
Aug 23, 2017 | Kifowit
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, is sponsoring legislation to prevent Cook County-style beverage taxes from being implemented in other Illinois counties. “This is just bad tax policy,” Kifowit said. “Taxes that hit average families and...
Aug 23, 2017 | Walsh
JOLIET, Ill. – State Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, and State Rep. Larry Walsh Jr., D-Joliet, are inviting area residents to attend their upcoming “Coffee and Conversation” on Saturday, Aug. 26 at 9 a.m. at the Book and Bean located inside the Joliet Black Road Branch...
Aug 23, 2017 | Hoffman
BELLEVILLE, Ill. – State Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, is offering local residents a way to prevent identity theft and clear old paperwork from their homes at a free Community Shred Day scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 26 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Southwestern Illinois...
Aug 23, 2017 | Stuart
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. – As the new school year begins, state Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, will host a free financial aid seminar in partnership with the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to provide information on the types of financial aid that are available....