Jun 23, 2017 | Andrade
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – To protect students and student loan borrowers from predatory lending practices, state Rep. Jaime Andrade, D-Chicago, helped pass legislation that creates a Student Loan “Bill of Rights” in Illinois. “As a recent college graduate myself, I...
Jun 22, 2017 | Madigan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Parents and teachers demanded Gov. Bruce Rauner return to the table and negotiate an honest budget that funds schools at a budget hearing Thursday. “If my children’s school isn’t able to open this fall, I put the blame squarely on Governor Rauner...
Jun 22, 2017 | Turner
CHICAGO – To help protect individuals with student loans from predatory lenders, state Rep. Arthur Turner, D-Chicago, recently backed legislation that would create a Student Loan Bill of Rights in Illinois. “The cost of a college degree continues to increase every...
Jun 22, 2017 | Scherer
DECATUR, Ill. – Concerned about the negative effects a proposed federal health care overhaul would have on the most vulnerable, state Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, is supporting a resolution that opposes a Washington plan to strip healthcare from millions to give tax...
Jun 22, 2017 | Burke_K
EVERGREEN PARK, Ill. – Nearly 100 women recently joined state Rep. Kelly Burke, D-Evergreen Park, and state Sen. Bill Cunningham, D-Chicago, at their free Women’s Self-Defense Seminar. “It was empowering to see women of all ages learning how to better protect...