Dec 18, 2018 | Lilly
CHICAGO – Following the Illinois Attorney General’s release of the office’s “Safe Shopping Guide, state Rep. Camille Y. Lilly, D-Chicago, wants holiday consumers to know of potentially hazardous toys clothes and accessories that were recently recalled. “Life...
Dec 17, 2018 | Hurley
CHICAGO – Beginning Jan. 1, the city of Chicago will be prohibited from requiring police officers to fulfill specific ticket quotas as legislation sponsored by state Rep. Fran Hurley, D-Chicago, takes effect. “Ticket quotas aren’t making our community safer, they’re...
Dec 17, 2018 | Halpin
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Homeless and at-risk veterans will have an easier time acquiring necessary documents to support their disability claim when legislation introduced by Dan Swanson, R-Alpha, and sponsored by Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, takes effect on Jan. 1. “Those...
Dec 17, 2018 | Welch
HILLSIDE, Ill. – Maintaining his commitment to ensuring student borrowers are not misled by predatory lenders, state Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, is promoting legislation that establishes clear rules and regulations for student loan servicers in Illinois...
Dec 14, 2018 | Lilly
CHICAGO – State Rep. Camille Y. Lilly, D-Chicago, is promoting a new law taking effect in 2019 that extends voting access to long-term residents of hospitals and mental institutions. “Despite being a principle this nation was founded on, there are still rigorous...