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DeLuca Backs Reforms to Make Health Care More Affordable, Expand Access

May 2, 2024 | DeLuca

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Looking to drive down health care costs and expand access for families, state Rep. Anthony DeLuca, D-Chicago Heights, recently backed an insurance reform plan that prioritizes patients by cracking down on large rate increases, banning “step...

Mayfield Earns Gun Crime Safety Award for Work on Ballistics Detection

May 1, 2024 | Mayfield

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — State Representative Rita Mayfield, D-Waukegan, has been named a “2024 Violence Prevention Hero” for her continued efforts to help law enforcement in Illinois obtain the technological tools needed to fight firearm violence and violent crimes....

Guerrero-Cuellar, Cook County Sheriff Working to Strengthen Mental Health Resources for Emergency Responders

May 1, 2024 | Guerrero-Cuellar

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Angie Guerrero-Cuellar, D-Chicago, is demanding more resources to help first responders face the stresses of the job by advancing legislation to expand access to confidential counseling and mental health resources for police officers,...

Gonzalez Backs Measure to Spotlight Diversity in Nonprofit Leadership

May 1, 2024 | Gonzalez

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, D-Chicago, is working to expand diversity in the leadership of Illinois’ large non-profits with new legislation to show the race, ethnic, and gender breakdown of major grantmaking organizations and service providers. “Who...

Blue Room Press Conference Wednesday: Ford, Exonerated Individuals to Discuss Need to Increase Compensatory Justice for Wrongfully Convicted

Apr 30, 2024 | Ford

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, will welcome exonerated individuals Wednesday in the Capitol Blue Room at 12:30 p.m. to discuss the need for Springfield to take action and raise compensation caps for those wrongfully convicted. “When people...

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