Stuart Congratulates Illinois Teacher of the Year Susan Converse

Mar 25, 2019 | Stuart

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – To honor her selection as Teacher of the Year, state Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, recently welcomed Edwardsville High School special education teacher Susan Converse to the Capitol to congratulate her on the House floor and add her name to...

State Rep. Walker Backs Keep Illinois Business Act

Mar 23, 2019 | Walker

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Committed to working to keep jobs in Illinois, state Rep. Mark Walker, D-Arlington Heights, is backing a proposal that would return taxpayer-funded incentives to the state if a business that received them decides to ship jobs out of state or...

Harper Proposes Measure to Remove Surcharge on Gas Bills

Mar 22, 2019 | Harper

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Standing up for consumers, state Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, is proposing to remove a monthly surcharge on the gas bills of consumers in Chicago after the exposure of gross mismanagement and ineptitude by Peoples Gas.“As the cost of living...

Kalish Condemns Anti-Semitic Hate Speech, Calls for Unity

Mar 22, 2019 | Kalish

CHICAGO – State Rep. Yehiel “Mark” Kalish, D-Chicago, released the following statement after the right-wing lobbying group Illinois Family Action distributed multiple anti-Semitic and hateful posts on their official social media page:“The hateful rhetoric of Illinois...