Aug 14, 2017 | Yingling
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Legislation passed by state Rep. Sam Yingling D-Grayslake, to encourage the consolidation of units of local government to reduce the cost of government was signed into law on Monday. “Superfluous layers of government are inefficient and a waste of...
Aug 14, 2017 | Halpin
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – In an effort to crack down on corporate outsourcing, state Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, has introduced a measure requiring companies that move call centers out of Illinois to provide advance notice and repay all grants, loans and tax benefits....
Aug 11, 2017 | Hoffman
BELLEVILLE, Ill. –State Sen. Andy Manar, D-Bunker Hill, and state Reps. Jay Hoffman, D-Belleville and LaToya Greenwood, D-East St. Louis, joined local school superintendents and community leaders to discuss the devastating consequences that the governor’s veto of...
Aug 11, 2017 | Halpin
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – State Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, joined by local school superintendents and education advocates in Illinois detailed the devastating effects that Gov. Rauner’s veto of education funding would have on education in Illinois, including the loss...
Aug 11, 2017 | Manley
JOLIET, Ill. – State Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, is calling on Gov. Rauner to sign legislation establishing a statewide commission to ensure that all evidence in sexual assault cases are being tested in a timely manner. “When only approximately 34 percent of...