SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Thaddeus Jones, D-Calumet City, voted to keep children safe from the dangers of smoking on Tuesday by passing a bill raising the age to purchase cigarettes and other nicotine products to 21. “My priority is keeping our children healthy,”...
CHICAGO – Fighting to keep drug prices and other medical costs under control for patients, state Rep. Thaddeus Jones, D-Calumet City, recently held a hearing to discuss to the consequences of wholesale distributors hiking prescription drugs without public oversight....
LYNWOOD, Ill. – This week, state Rep. Thaddeus Jones, D-Calumet City, was joined by representatives from the Center for Disability and Elder Law to assist seniors on how to utilize their available legal tools. “It is crucial that seniors receive the legal advice they...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Fighting to provide Illinois’ middle-class families with a much-needed raise in income, state Rep. Thaddeus Jones, D-Calumet City, voted to increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. “For too long, families across the South Suburbs, and...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Thaddeus Jones, D-Calumet City, is laying out a comprehensive economic development strategy to invest in new economic development in underserved South Suburban communities, create jobs and provide tax relief for families. Jones’...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Gun shops will be better regulated and required to take steps to combat illegal gun trafficking under a new law backed by state Rep. Thaddeus Jones, D-Calumet City, establishing the state’s first system of gun dealer licensing. “Illinois can and...