SPRINGFIELD, Ill.—State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, is prioritizing first responders and helping promote more diverse recruitment among fire departments by creating a new paid family leave program for firefighters, paramedics and EMTs. “First responders...
PLAINFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Harry Benton, D-Plainfield, is supporting military families by moving legislation through the Illinois House of Representatives to cut red tape regarding child care services for military families. “We always need to look for ways to...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Anna Moeller, D-Elgin, passed legislation safeguarding Illinois women from discrimination based on their personal, private health decisions, bolstering current statewide efforts to secure reproductive rights. “As it stands, employers and...
PLAINFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Harry Benton, D-Plainfield, is working to increase workforce development opportunities for people with autism by passing legislation to expand workforce training programs for people on the spectrum. “Our disability accommodations and...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Janet Yang Rohr, D-Naperville, passed a bipartisan measure banning the use of physical punishment as a form of discipline in every school across the state. “There is no time or place in which a student should feel physically unsafe at...