EAST MOLINE, Ill. – State Representative Gregg Johnson, D-East Moline, is proud to announce a $500,000 grant appropriation to the Moline Regional Community Foundation (MRCF), made possible through the Illinois Department of Human Services and appropriated from the...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – This week, state Rep. Camille Y. Lilly, D-Chicago, helped lead the effort to pass the “Clean Slate Act,” an automatic record sealing approach for certain, previously incarcerated individuals. “Too many times, formerly incarcerated individuals...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The ‘Junk Fee Ban Act,’ a consumer protection measure state Rep. Rick Ryan, D-Evergreen Park, is fighting for, would crack down on last-minute mandatory fees and bait-and-switch tactics that jack up prices without warning. “The surprise ‘service...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, backed a new state budget Saturday that reduces the size of government bureaucracy and further invests in classrooms across the state. “Our budget is a reflection of the compassionate and responsible...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — State Rep. Harry Benton, D-Plainfield, passed a compassionate and responsible budget that braces Illinois against the chaos and uncertainty caused by Washington, with targeted cuts and efficiencies that maintain core government programs and...