Oct 30, 2025 | Crawford
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The balanced, fiscally responsible state budget passed by state Rep. Mike Crawford, D-Chicago, in May will transfer $20 million in new funding for local food banks amid the loss of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for...
Oct 30, 2025 | Ammons
URBANA, Ill. – In the last week of fall veto session, state Rep. Carol Ammons, D- Champaign, supported a resolution condemning the cut of SNAP benefits beginning on November 1. Ammons participated in a press conference Thursday morning, highlighting the Trump...
Oct 30, 2025 | Avelar
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – State Rep. Dagmara “Dee” Avelar, D-Bolingbrook, released the following statement as Illinois delivered $20 million in new funding to shore up nutrition assistance ahead of the Trump Administration’s freeze on SNAP benefits: “The Trump...
Oct 27, 2025 | Grasse
MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. – State Rep. Nicolle Grasse, D-Arlington Heights, is celebrating the St. Raymond School’s boys cross country team, who recently won their second consecutive 1A Boys State Championship at the Illinois Elementary School Association’s Cross Country...
Oct 27, 2025 | Chung
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – State Rep. Sharon Chung, D-Bloomington, is highlighting how community members can seek assistance when applying for financial aid to better afford and access higher education with resources from the Illinois Student AssistanceCommission (ISAC)....