Jul 8, 2021 | Mason
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Developmentally disabled adults in group homes would be able to keep more of the money they earn from employment under a measure supported by state Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee. “People who live in group homes have expenses just like anyone else,...
Jul 8, 2021 | Slaughter
CHICAGO – State Rep. Justin Slaughter, D-Chicago, recently supported legislation that allows developmentally disabled individuals who live in group homes to retain more of the money they make from employment. “For far too long, our state’s disabled workers have been...
Jul 8, 2021 | Ford
CHICAGO – As President Joe Biden visited Illinois Wednesday to discuss his American Families Plan, state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, joined community leaders to call for federal investment in Chicago’s workforce to create a new trade school. “I agree with...
Jul 8, 2021 | Yang Rohr
NAPERVILLE, Ill. – To ensure that all voters can make their voices heard, state Rep. Janet Yang Rohr, D-Naperville, recently passed a robust elections reform package to make voting more accessible in Illinois. “It is extremely important that our state law ensures...
Jul 7, 2021 | Slaughter
CHICAGO – Measures to improve compensation for victims of crime and strengthen and enhance the SAFE-T Act, Illinois’ comprehensive criminal justice reforms passed earlier this year, championed by state Rep. Justin Slaughter, D-Chicago, were recently signed into law by...