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Benton Helps Military Families Access Childcare

Apr 25, 2024 | Benton

PLAINFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Harry Benton, D-Plainfield, is supporting military families by moving legislation through the Illinois House of Representatives to cut red tape regarding child care services for military families. “We always need to look for ways to...

Moeller-backed Bill Cracks Down on Anti-Choice Discrimination

Apr 24, 2024 | Moeller

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Anna Moeller, D-Elgin, passed legislation safeguarding Illinois women from discrimination based on their personal, private health decisions, bolstering current statewide efforts to secure reproductive rights. “As it stands, employers and...

Benton Passes Legislation to Provide Workforce Training Opportunities for People with Autism

Apr 24, 2024 | Benton

PLAINFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Harry Benton, D-Plainfield, is working to increase workforce development opportunities for people with autism by passing legislation to expand workforce training programs for people on the spectrum. “Our disability accommodations and...

Yang Rohr: No Student Should be Hit at School as a Form of Punishment

Apr 23, 2024 | Yang Rohr

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Janet Yang Rohr, D-Naperville, passed a bipartisan measure banning the use of physical punishment as a form of discipline in every school across the state. “There is no time or place in which a student should feel physically unsafe at...

Faver Dias Advances Healthcare Measure to Expand Rights of Parents with Seriously Ill Children

Apr 23, 2024 | Faver Dias

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Laura Faver Dias, D-Grayslake, is continuing to fight for families with her measure to guarantee extra days of leave for the parents of children in the neonatal intensive care unit, which recently passed the House with strong bipartisan...

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