Nov 14, 2019 | Welch
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, issued the following statement Wednesday after the Legislature adjourned the fall legislative session without the Senate passing House Bill 3904, the Student Athlete Endorsement Act: “I’m very...
Nov 14, 2019 | Carroll
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Fighting corruption within Illinois government, state Rep. Jonathan Carroll, D-Northbrook, is sponsoring a measure that would create a bipartisan state Ethics Task Force. “Taxpayers need to believe that their government is fighting for them, and...
Nov 13, 2019 | Mah
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Theresa Mah, D-Chicago, is working to cap insulin costs for patients as part of her work to lower prescription drug prices for Illinoisans. “It is wrong for patients in need of insulin treatments to be priced out of lifesaving health...
Nov 13, 2019 | Didech
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Committed to increasing youth civic engagement, state Rep. Dan Didech, D-Buffalo Grove, supported legislation to allow eligible local students the ability to leave campus for two hours in order to cast their ballot. “Whether it is through marches...
Nov 13, 2019 | LaPointe
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –State Rep. Lindsey LaPointe, D-Chicago, supported a measure which would give high school students greater access to vote on election days. The new legislation, SB 1970, which would give students who are of voting age 2 hours during school day to...