Canty Measure to Expand Full Day Kindergarten Passes Legislature

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois school districts will offer full-day kindergarten within the next four years under a bill passed by state Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights. “Research from the National Education Association demonstrates that full-day kindergarten...

Canty Passes Bill to Support Grocery Stores, Fight Food Insecurity

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Grocery stores located in food deserts would be eligible for grants from the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity under legislation passed by state Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights. “Poor access to affordable, healthy foods...

Canty Mourns Loss of Buffalo Grove High School Students

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — Upon learning of a tragic car accident that took the lives of four Buffalo Grove High School students, state Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights, released the following statement: “Today our community mourns the loss of four young lives...

Canty, Pacione-Zayas Pass Bill to Increase Salary Transparency

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Prospective employees may soon have access to increased salary transparency from potential employers, thanks to a new measure led by state Rep. Mary Beth Canty (D-Arlington Heights) and state Sen. Cristina Pacione-Zayas (D-Chicago). “Wages and...

Canty to Hold Youth Art Competition

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — State Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights, is hosting an art contest for students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Winning artwork will be displayed in “Mary Beth’s Rotating Art Museum” in her district and Springfield offices, as...