Feb 1, 2019 | West
ROCKFORD, Ill. – In an effort to reduce the wage gap between men and women, state Rep. Maurice West II, D-Rockford, is backing an equal pay measure that would prohibit employers from asking applicants about their previous pay history. “No woman should be locked into a...
Feb 1, 2019 | West
ROCKFORD, Ill. – State Rep. Maurice West II, D-Rockford, joined Gov. JB Pritzker and local advocates Friday as the governor signed an executive order aimed at tackling the HIV epidemic in Illinois. “With HIV affecting so many communities across the state, I’m glad...
Feb 1, 2019 | Connor
CREST HILL, Ill. – State Rep. John Connor, D-Lockport, and state Sen. Pat McGuire, D-Joliet, are partnering with the office of the Illinois State Treasurer to host an I-Cash event to help local residents find any unclaimed funds they may be owed on Saturday, Feb. 16...
Feb 1, 2019 | Lilly
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Camille Y. Lilly, D-Chicago, is demanding equal pay for women by introducing legislation banning corporations from using the unfair practice of requiring prospective employees to submit their salary history in order to lock women into a...
Jan 31, 2019 | Didech
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. – In an effort to continue closing the gender pay gap in the workplace, state Rep. Dan Didech, D-Buffalo Grove, is supporting legislation that will advance equal pay for equal work in Illinois. “We need to make sure women in Illinois have every...