Mar 14, 2019 | Costa Howard
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A measure sponsored by state Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products to 21 passed out of the Illinois House on Tuesday with overwhelming bipartisan support. “Many smokers pick up the habit as...
Mar 8, 2019 | Costa Howard
LOMBARD – To honor Women’s History Month, state Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, is hosting a Women’s Supply Drive to provide feminine care products to women served by Family Shelter Service and Teen Parent Connection. “Low-income women face an ongoing struggle...
Mar 8, 2019 | Costa Howard
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, introduced new address confidentiality legislation to protect the privacy rights of survivors of sexual assault and stalking by keeping their home addresses out of the public record. “I have spent my...
Feb 28, 2019 | Costa Howard
LOMBARD – State Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, is calling on area residents to nominate local businesses for her Good Neighbor Business of the Month Award, which spotlights companies that do an exceptional job of supporting local charities and service...
Feb 28, 2019 | Costa Howard
LOMBARD – State Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, is encouraging local high school and college students interested in government, communications, and public service to apply for internships in her Lombard district office. “It is important for our young people to...
Feb 21, 2019 | Costa Howard
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, is sponsoring a new bill that will provide some much-needed property tax relief to seniors in DuPage County and across Illinois by increasing the value of the Senior Citizen Homestead Exemption. “Many...