Sep 6, 2019 | Slaughter
CHICAGO – In an effort to help local residents find jobs and ensure a complete census count, State Rep. Justin Slaughter, D-Chicago, recently hosted Census Job Day in collaboration with the U.S. Census Bureau, Cook County Commissioner Stanley Moore and Alderman Howard...
Sep 6, 2019 | Mussman
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – Under legislation supported by state Rep. Michelle Mussman, D-Schaumburg, seniors in Cook County will no longer be required by law to reapply annually for senior homestead exemptions on their property taxes. This legislation was signed into law by...
Sep 6, 2019 | Walker
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – In an era of “fake news” that can cloud political discourse, state Rep. Mark Walker, D-Arlington Heights, is inviting residents to join a panel of local media experts to discuss media literacy at a seminar scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 19...
Sep 6, 2019 | Willis
NORTHLAKE, Ill. – A proposal sponsored by state Rep. Kathleen Willis, D-Northlake, which increases the minimum wage for Illinois teachers, was recently signed into law. “By increasing the starting wage for teachers we are giving a boost to our local schools in...
Sep 6, 2019 | Walker
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – Throughout September, state Rep. Mark Walker, D-Arlington Heights, in partnership with the League of Women Voters of Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect, and Buffalo Grove, is asking area residents to donate feminine hygiene products and other...