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Lisa Hernandez Stands with Tradeswomen for 2nd Annual AFL CIO Takeover Day, Authors Passionate Defense of Workers Rights on House Floor

Mar 5, 2025 | Hernandez L

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Elizabeth “Lisa” Hernandez, D-Cicero, joined tradeswomen from across Illinois at the Capitol to rally support for construction and building tradespeople targeted by President Trump’s attacks on equity programs and...

Harper Responds to State Losing Two Important Agriculture Programs

Mar 5, 2025 | Harper

SPRINGFIELD, ILL. – State Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, issued the following statement after the United States Department of Agriculture announced that they are removing federal funds, resulting in the loss of the Illinois EATS Program and the Resilient Food...

Manley Bill Refines Accounting Licensure, Expands Pathways for Professionals

Mar 4, 2025 | Manley

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Working to expand pathways for certified public accountants (CPAs) to work in Illinois, state Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, is sponsoring a bill that would add two additional methods for CPAs to gain licensure and make it easier for non-residents...

Blue Room: West to Join Mascots Matter in Effort to Change Harmful School Mascot Names

Mar 4, 2025 | West

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Maurice West, D-Rockford, will join advocacy group Mascots Matter this Wednesday, March 5 at 1 p.m. for a Capitol Blue Room press conference to discuss their initiative to prohibit public schools from using discriminatory disability...

Benton Statement on Conviction Man Who Killed Six-Year-Old, Wounded His Mother

Mar 4, 2025 | Benton

PLAINFIELD, Ill. — Following today’s conviction of Joseph Czuba for fatally stabbing six-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi and seriously wounding his mother, Hanan Shaheen, state Representative Harry Benton, D-Plainfield, issued a statement. “Nothing can bring back the...

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