Mar 11, 2019 | Villa
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – One out of every 26 Americans will develop epilepsy in their lifetime, most often as a child. Under a bill backed by state Rep. Karina Villa, D-West Chicago, students with epilepsy will receive improved access to medical support if they have a...
Mar 11, 2019 | Burke_K
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Police officers who have put themselves in harm’s way will face fewer barriers to receiving the benefits they deserve under a bill introduced by state Rep. Kelly Burke, D-Evergreen Park, which passed out of the House Personnel and Pensions...
Mar 8, 2019 | Robinson
CHICAGO – State Rep. Lamont Robinson, Jr., D-Chicago, recently introduced legislation to make criminal record expungement easier for Chicago residents by creating the Neighborhood Sealing and Expungement Court pilot program. “One of the obstacles in getting charges...
Mar 8, 2019 | Mason
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – To help prevent gun thefts and accidental shootings, state Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, introduced legislation to reduce the tax on gun safes and locks intended to keep firearms out of the wrong hands. “The cost of a safe firearm storage device...
Mar 8, 2019 | Mussman
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Michelle Mussman, D-Schaumburg, is sponsoring new legislation to ensure that women’s health care is protected under Illinois statute. “We are hearing a lot of scary rhetoric coming out of Washington relating to women’s health care, so it...