Apr 12, 2019 | Smith
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Legislation sponsored by state Rep. Nicholas Smith, D-Chicago, requiring publication of an explanatory analysis following the closure public schools in Chicago unanimously passed out of the Illinois House.“With overcrowding in many Chicago schools,...
Apr 12, 2019 | Mason
GURNEE, Ill. – State Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, is inviting older adults to join her newly established Senior Advisory Council. Members of the council will attend regular meetings with Mason to discuss current legislative matters impacting senior adults in the 61st...
Apr 12, 2019 | West
ROCKFORD, Ill. – School report cards from the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) would indicate publicly how high schools are working to increase workplace learning opportunities for students under a proposal introduced and passed out of the House this week by...
Apr 12, 2019 | Pappas
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A bill supported by state Rep. Diane Pappas, D-Itasca, would improve Illinois’ mental health care systems and modernize Medicaid payment plans.“People fighting mental health problems deserve straightforward, modern health care,” Pappas said. “By...
Apr 12, 2019 | Andrade
CHICAGO – State Rep. Jaime Andrade, D-Chicago, recently helped pass legislation to increase accountability of the Chicago School Board by giving voting power to Chicago families.“It is past due that our community is given say in the system that educates our children,”...