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Vella Introduces Measure Cutting Back-to-School Sales Taxes, Lowering the Cost-of-Living for Parents

Feb 26, 2026 | Vella

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. —State Rep. Dave Vella, D-Rockford, introduced legislation to cut the cost of living for Illinoisans, especially those supporting children, by creating back-to-school sales tax holiday periods in August and January. “Having to choose between paying a...

Vella Introduces New Bill Combating Health Misinformation

Feb 26, 2026 | Vella

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. —Working to reduce the spread of inaccurate health information, state Rep. Dave Vella, D-Rockford, is introducing new legislation that would establish an expert team under the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to monitor and counter the...

Lisa Hernandez Looks to Secure Economic Aid for Businesses Impacted by Immigration Raids

Feb 26, 2026 | Hernandez L

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Elizabeth ‘Lisa’ Hernandez, D-Cicero, has introduced legislation that would study how the state can best secure and deploy economic resources to small businesses who have struggled to bounce back from reckless and destructive...

Andrade Improves Social Media Privacy Protections with New Bill

Feb 26, 2026 | Andrade

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.- To help protect the privacy and data of Illinoisans, State Rep. Jaime Andrade Jr., D-Chicago, has introduced the Social Media Data Clean Slate Act that changes the account deletion process on social media accounts and would permanently delete...

Mason Passes Legislation Relieving Property Taxpayers in Zion

Feb 26, 2026 | Mason

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — State Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, is fighting high property taxes in her community of Zion, by pushing legislation that ensures the Zion area taxing bodies who abate property tax funds through CEJA (Climate and Equitable Jobs Act) grants are not...

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