SPRINGFIELD, Ill – A huge proponent of advancing equity in Illinois, state Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, is ensuring that Illinoisans have access to treatments that promote better health outcomes. “We want all Illinois residents to live healthy, long lives,”...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A measure backed by state Rep. Gregg Johnson, D-Rock Island, to strengthen prevailing wage rules and ensure workers receive the correct pay is one step closer to becoming law. “After the roofers, nurses, plumbers, painters and litany of other...
CHICAGO – A public safety measure championed by state Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, will help track unsolved murders and cut back on incidents that get relegated to ‘cold case’ status without sufficient investigation. “Our criminal justice system too often treats...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill – Continuing her commitment to improving the well-being of Black immigrants, state Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, is ensuring that a key task force is provided with the necessary resources to achieve its goal of making sure Black immigrants—often...
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — As another step forward for families in Illinois, state Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights, is streamlining and clarifying educational standards for getting a childcare license. “Illinois is facing a shortage of qualified childcare...