Jun 18, 2021 | Greenwood
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – As Juneteenth receives overdue recognition on both the state and federal level, state Rep. LaToya Greenwood, D-East St. Louis, is encouraging residents to take a moment this weekend to reflect on the struggle for freedom that Black Americans...
Jun 18, 2021 | Ford
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Following Wednesday’s passage of a proposal to create an elected Chicago Public Schools board, state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, is encouraging the use of a task force to ensure that the voices of students, parents and teachers are properly...
Jun 18, 2021 | Yingling
ROUND LAKE BEACH, Ill. – To keep residents safe, state Rep. Sam Yingling, D-Grayslake, helped pass legislation that would restructure many of the laws relating to gun ownership in Illinois. “As gun violence and mass shootings continue to rise, it is clear that we must...
Jun 18, 2021 | Manley
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – As part of her efforts to provide new resources to her constituents, state Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, joined Romeoville officials in a ground breaking ceremony for the construction of a new dog park in Romeoville. “After a year in which many...
Jun 17, 2021 | Yingling
ROUND LAKE BEACH, Ill. – State Rep. Sam Yingling, D-Grayslake, helped pass legislation that would extend confidentiality protections to human trafficking survivors in an effort to help keep them safe. “With all that they have been through, it is important that we work...