CHICAGO – State Rep. Lakesia Collins, D-Chicago, issued the following response to the Illinois Supreme Court’s decision that the assault weapons ban passed earlier this year is constitutional: “The Illinois Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Protect Illinois...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – House Speaker Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch released the following statement Friday after the Illinois Supreme Court upheld House Democrats’ law banning the sale of assault rifles, high-capacity magazines, and rapid-fire modifications: “The Supreme Court’s...
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – In order to ensure that young students have the educational support they need to succeed, state Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, helped pass legislation requiring public schools to institute full-day kindergarten over the next four years which was...
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – As part of her efforts to keep her community safe by being smart on crime, state Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, helped pass a bill making a number of changes to mandatory supervised release and parole which will reduce reincarceration rates and help...
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – As part of her efforts to ensure that older adults have the resources they need, state Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, passed legislation creating the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Pilot Program, which was signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker on...