Aug 20, 2019 | LaPointe
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Lindsey LaPointe, D-Chicago, is highlighting a significant new Illinois law that will empower survivors, law enforcement and health care facilities and improve the system to track evidence from sexual assaults.“Law enforcement needs all...
Aug 20, 2019 | Ortiz
CHICAGO – Undocumented students at the University of Illinois will have a voice in their university’s decisions under legislation passed by state Rep. Aaron Ortiz, D-Chicago, expanding student body representation among the university board of trustees which is now...
Aug 20, 2019 | Madigan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, in collaboration with an advisory group of women members of the House Democratic Caucus, today released – in full – an unredacted report prepared by Maggie Hickey, a former federal prosecutor and Inspector...
Aug 19, 2019 | Ramirez
SPRINFGIELD, Ill. – A bill sponsored by state Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Chicago, that expands access to baby changing stations in Illinois has been signed into law.“Our world is changing and caregiving responsibilities are being shared more equitably, especially by...
Aug 19, 2019 | Carroll
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Jonathan Carroll, D-Northbrook, recently passed bipartisan legislation to ban the sale of animal-tested cosmetics in Illinois. Gov. Pritzker signed Carroll’s bill into law this month.“Using defenseless animals to test the potential harms...