Aug 15, 2023 | Scherer
DECATUR, Ill. – Patients will have greater access to needed prosthetic devices under a new law backed by state Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, requiring insurance companies to cover the costs of medically appropriate devices. “After a traumatic injury, patients should...
Aug 15, 2023 | Rashid
BERWYN, IL. – Legislation championed by state Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid, D-Bridgeview, to ensure Illinois develops a blueprint to expand high-quality dual language programs in our public schools is now law. “As someone who grew up in a multilingual...
Aug 15, 2023 | Benton
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Military veterans in Illinois will soon be able to take in adoptable pets free of charge under a bill passed by state Rep. Harry Benton, D-Plainfield, that recently became law. “If you had to come up with two things the vast majority of Americans...
Aug 14, 2023 | Nichols
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Formerly incarcerated Illinoisans will be better prepared to successfully re-enter society and secure work and housing under a new law enacted by state Rep. Cyril Nichols, D-Chicago, ensuring ex-offenders are released with a free state ID card. “A...
Aug 14, 2023 | Stava
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois consumers wishing to reduce their material footprint will have additional flexibility under a new law passed by state Rep. Anne Stava-Murray, D-Downers Grove, that permits restaurants and food retailers to fill or refill consumer-owned,...