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Hoffman’s ‘Seniors Deserve Dignity’ Bill would Supplement Medicaid Personal Needs Allowance

Feb 9, 2024 | Hoffman

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – To assist seniors who are in a supportive living facility and receive Medicaid and personal needs allowances, state Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, is proposing a monthly supplemental payment to help them with small personal expenses – such as paying...

Williams Leads Effort to Make Superman Day in Illinois, Highlights Museum in Downstate Metropolis

Feb 9, 2024 | Williams, J

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In honor of the in-universe birthday of the comic book character Superman and the state’s own Superman-themed city of Metropolis, state Rep. Jawaharial Omar Williams, D-Chicago, recently filed a resolution declaring Feb. 29 as Superman Day in...

Ford Proposal would Direct More Music Festival Ticket Revenue to Park District Programs

Feb 8, 2024 | Ford

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Additional funds collected from music festival tickets would further support park district programs for residents under a plan introduced by state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago. “When a large music festival takes place in a public park, it has...

DeLuca Effort to Develop Solar Regulations to Protect Homeowners Moves Forward

Feb 8, 2024 | DeLuca

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Representing the voice of homeowners concerned about the effects of sprawling commercial solar farm developments, state Rep. Anthony DeLuca, D-Chicago Heights, passed a plan out of a House committee Tuesday that would institute minimum 500-foot...

Ammons Urges Support for Program to Celebrate African American Heritage

Feb 8, 2024 | Ammons

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – State Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, is working to pilot the first-of-its-kind scientific DNA processes through the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s Department of Anthropology and the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology. The Family...

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