Aug 16, 2017 | Mussman
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A measure passed by state Rep. Michelle Mussman, D-Schaumburg, which closes a loophole to allow police and prosecutors to charge child sexual predators at any time for their crimes was recently signed into law. This loophole allowed former U.S....
Aug 16, 2017 | Manley
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, issued the following statement after voting against legislation mirroring the governor’s amendatory veto to Senate Bill 1: “Our current school funding formula is broken. It doesn’t reflect the needs of our...
Aug 16, 2017 | Burke_K
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Kelly Burke, D-Evergreen Park, is urging Gov. Bruce Rauner to sign her Student Loan Bill of Rights, which would provide students and middle-class families with new, strong protections against predatory student loan companies. “As a mom,...
Aug 16, 2017 | Jones
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Thaddeus Jones, D-Calumet City, issued the following statement after the House voted against Gov. Rauner’s rewrite of school funding reform. “Governor Rauner had the opportunity to reform our state’s unfair education funding system. He...
Aug 16, 2017 | Walsh
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Larry Walsh, Jr., D-Elwood, issued the following statement after the House voted against Gov. Rauner’s rewrite of school funding reform. “Governor Rauner’s veto of education funding reform shows that this governor has one goal: The...