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Lisa Hernandez Honors Friend & Colleague the Late State Rep. Cynthia Soto

May 27, 2025 | Hernandez L

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Elizabeth Lisa Hernandez, D-Cicero, honored the late Cynthia Soto on the House Floor on Latino Unity Day on Thursday. Soto was the first Latina elected state representative from Chicago’s Near Northwest Side and a founding member...

Ammons Responds to DHS Secretary Noem’s Press Conference

May 27, 2025 | Ammons

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, released the following statement in response to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s Springfield press conference Wednesday morning: “I’ve lived in Illinois my whole life and have been grateful to call the Champaign-Urbana...

Crawford Measure Studying Effects of COVID-19 on Chronic Absenteeism Heads to House Floor

May 27, 2025 | Crawford

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Mike Crawford, D-Chicago, passed a measure out of the House Education Policy Committee on Wednesday to help educators and policymakers better address the causes of chronic absenteeism among k-12 students. The measure now heads to the...

Harper to Hold 3rd Annual Illinois Black Farmers & Growers Lobby Day

May 9, 2025 | Harper

SPRINGFIELD — State Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, will put a spotlight on ways allies across the state can come together in fighting to address issues of equity in relation to food, farming, cannabis, funding and more at the Black Farmers & Growers Lobby Day on...

Harper Fights for Transparency and Safety in the Hair Care Industry

Mar 25, 2025 | Harper

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, is working to ensure trips to the barbershop or beauty salon are safe by advancing bills out of key committees that discourage the use of harmful chemicals in hair products and encourage transparency in the...

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