Mar 1, 2017 | D'Amico
CHICAGO – Working to help save the lives of individuals waiting on the state’s organ transplant list, state Rep. John D’Amico, D-Chicago, voted for legislation that aims to decrease waiting times for individuals needing organ transplants by allowing residents 16 years...
Mar 1, 2017 | Yingling
GRAYSLAKE, Ill. – An effort by Melodie Gliniewicz, wife of disgraced Fox Lake Lt. Joseph Gliniewicz, to collect on her late husband’s pension prompted state Rep. Sam Yingling, D-Grayslake, and Lake County lawmakers to sponsor legislation to ensure a similar case does...
Mar 1, 2017 | Willis
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Veterans will have better access to health services, treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and job training under legislation backed by state Rep. Kathleen Willis, D-Addison, intended to help returning service members transition into...
Mar 1, 2017 | Walsh
JOLIET, Ill. – State Rep. Larry Walsh Jr., D-Elwood, is demanding the state put American jobs first by backing a measure that would require Illinois to only purchase vehicles made in North America. “Taxpayers in my district are fed up with foreign businesses and...
Feb 28, 2017 | Harper
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – During an Appropriations-Public Safety Committee hearing last week, state Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, expressed the necessity of restoring funding to the CeaseFire program to fellow lawmakers. The program plays a major role in countering violence...