Feb 21, 2023 | Buckner
CHICAGO – State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, is working to pass several measures to make active transportation more accessible and crack down on dangerous driving. “Regardless of background, every person in our community needs safe, rapid and affordable...
Feb 21, 2023 | Canty
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Local families would have expanded access to full-day kindergarten under legislation recently introduced by state Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights. “Requiring full-day kindergarten is a common sense solution to closing the achievement gap...
Feb 17, 2023 | Ortiz
CHICAGO – State Rep. Aarón Ortíz, D-Chicago, will bring Southwest Side voices to major conversations about job creation, education and environmental justice as a member of several key committees in the new legislative session. “As state representative, I make hearing...
Feb 17, 2023 | Ortiz
CHICAGO – State Rep. Aarón Ortíz, D-Chicago, issued the following response to the Governor’s State of the State Address, highlighting the need for fully funded services and strong fiscal decision making. “Supporting immigrant families, greater community-based...
Feb 16, 2023 | Ford
CHICAGO – State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, will join area veterans Friday to highlight a new state grant that will help develop and create the Arthur Lockhart Resource Institute’s (ALRI) Veteran Wellness Center, a modern facility to help house and assist...