Jun 8, 2017 | Conroy
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A comprehensive economic reform package aimed at lifting up the middle-class and supporting the state’s small and medium sized employers, co-sponsored by state Rep. Deb Conroy, D-Villa Park, recently advanced out of the House. “My economic reform...
Jun 8, 2017 | Hoffman
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Under legislation passed by state Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, individuals suspected human traffickers will no longer be able to evade prosecution in cases involving minors due to a technicality in the law. “Many victims of human trafficking do not...
Jun 8, 2017 | Stuart
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Police and prosecutors will be able to charge child sexual predators at any time under legislation passed by state Rep. Katie Stuart, closing a loophole that allowed disgraced former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert to avoid prosecution for sex...
Jun 7, 2017 | Manley
JOLIET, Ill. – Continuing her efforts to address the ongoing heroin epidemic, state Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, recently supported legislation allowing drug out-of-state drug dealers to be prosecuted when someone from Illinois dies from the drugs. “People go to...
Jun 7, 2017 | D'Amico
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Under legislation sponsored by state Rep. John D’Amico, D-Chicago, women will have greater access to life-saving breast cancer screenings done with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). “Cost of care shouldn’t be a barrier when it comes to receiving...