Feb 22, 2017 | Greenwood
East St. Louis, Ill. – State Rep. LaToya Greenwood, D-East St. Louis, proposed legislation this month that would reduce the tax rate on necessary childcare items, such as baby wipes and diapers. “Affording the costs associated with having a child can be difficult for...
Feb 22, 2017 | D'Amico
CHICAGO – Standing with senior citizens and senior advocates across the state, state Rep. John D’Amico, D-Chicago, is speaking out against the Rauner Administration’s new rules that will strip care from 40,000 elderly residents, remove criminal background check...
Feb 22, 2017 | Moylan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In an effort to create increase public safety by bringing about more common-sense gun control measures, state Rep. Marty Moylan, D-Des Plaines, this week announced support for legislation that would increase cross-agency communication to keep guns...
Feb 22, 2017 | Jones
CALUMET CITY, Ill. – To help educate Illinois students on the role African-Americans played in the history of the United States, state Rep. Thaddeus Jones, D-Calumet City, is sponsoring legislation to require African-American history be taught in public elementary...
Feb 22, 2017 | Burke_K
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – To help guarantee family members receive their loved one’s life insurance benefits, state Rep. Kelly Burke, D-Evergreen Park, is backing a measure to require life insurance companies to compare old policies to the Social Security death records and...