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Naperville Riverwalk Project Receives $1.5 Million in New Funding

Aug 8, 2023 | Yang Rohr

NAPERVILLE, Ill. – The planned Riverwalk South Gateway extension to the Naperville Riverwalk will break ground in 2024 thanks to a $700,000 gift from Edward-Elmhurst Health and $800,000 in state funding. State Rep. Janet Yang Rohr requested money for the project in...

New Rashid Law Makes Illinois a Leader in Middle Eastern, North African Representation

Aug 8, 2023 | Rashid

BERWYN, Ill. – Residents of Middle Eastern and North African descent will be better recognized and have more equitable access to important state programs and resources under a new law enacted by state Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid, D-Bridgeview, making Illinois the first...

Gill and Cunningham Effort to Create Police-Focused PTSD Mental Health Coordinator Position Passed into Law

Aug 7, 2023 | Gill

CHICAGO – As part of efforts to prioritize the mental health of law enforcement, a measure sponsored by state Rep. Mary Gill, D-Chicago, and introduced by state Sen. Bill Cunningham, D-Chicago, will establish a statewide PTSD Mental Health Coordinator position under...

Ladisch Douglass Insulin Bill Signed into Law, Capping 30-day Supply at $35 for State-Regulated Plans

Aug 7, 2023 | Ladisch Douglass

ELMHURST, Ill. – Supporting efforts to make insulin more affordable, a proposal carried by state Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass, D-Elmhurst, to cap the 30-day supply of insulin for state-regulated plans at $35 was signed into law Friday. “Insulin is not something that is...

Jiménez-Backed Laws Seek to Expand Equity in Housing, Criminal Justice

Aug 7, 2023 | Jimenez

CHICAGO — State Rep. Lilian Jiménez, D-Chicago, is expanding access to stable housing, and making the criminal justice system fairer with a series of equity-based reforms that are now law. “Months of hard work with my colleagues, stakeholders and leading criminal...

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