SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In the wake of increasing incidents of suicide in the law enforcement community, state Rep. Kelly Burke, D-Evergreen Park, worked to pass two groundbreaking pieces of legislation providing critical access to mental health resources for first...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – More people with disabilities will gain access to a critical program allowing them to save for their future under legislation passed in the Illinois House with wide bipartisan support by state Rep. Kelly Burke, D-Evergreen Park.“For people with...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Police officers who have put themselves in harm’s way will face fewer barriers to receiving the benefits they deserve under a bill introduced by state Rep. Kelly Burke, D-Evergreen Park, which passed out of the House Personnel and Pensions...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – After Governor J.B. Pritzker presented his budget proposal to the Illinois General Assembly, state Rep. Kelly Burke, D-Oak Lawn, released the following statement: “After four years of devastation to our state’s schools, social service agencies and...
OAK LAWN, Ill. – As college students across the state recover from years of budget instability under Governor Bruce Rauner, state Rep. Kelly Burke, D-Oak Lawn led the charge on a measure to expand access to grants for low-income students and is urging the governor to...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – After working with both Democrats and Republicans to pass a balanced budget, state Rep. Kelly Burke, D-Oak Lawn, helped ensure that Illinois will have funds to pay down old bills accrued during Gov. Rauner’s budget crisis that tripled state debt,...