Benton Unveils 2024 Agenda Focused on Working Families

Jan 24, 2024 | Benton

PLAINFIELD, Ill. — State Rep. Harry Benton, D-Plainfield, introduced an agenda prioritizing tax relief, workers’ rights, affordable childcare, and other needs of middle-class families and seniors for the 2024 legislative session. “Working families are the core of...

Benton Bill Would Restore Tax Break for Workers’ Union Dues

Oct 23, 2023 | Benton

PLAINFIELD, Ill. — State Rep. Harry Benton, D-Plainfield, is supporting union workers by introducing a bill to restore a tax benefit which was recently taken away by Washington politicians. Benton’s measure would allow workers to deduct their union dues from their...

Benton: Plainfield Community Condemns Act of Hate

Oct 15, 2023 | Benton, Uncategorized

PLAINFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Harry Benton released the following statement Sunday: “I join my Plainfield community in mourning the loss of a 6-year-old child, Wadea Al-Fayoume and praying for the recovery of his mother, Hanaan Shahin. This brutal violence is tragic...

Benton Law Eases Access to Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Licenses

Sep 29, 2023 | Benton

PLAINFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Harry Benton, D-Plainfield, is helping make hunting and fishing more accessible with a new law extending game licenses, as well as creating an automatic license renewal option.  “We all want to spend less time filling out paperwork and...