SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Taxpayers in 20 south suburban communities will receive property tax relief under a measure passed by state Rep. Thaddeus Jones, D-Calumet City, which provides $26 million for local schools in order to reduce skyrocketing property taxes. “We...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –State Rep. Thaddeus Jones, D-Calumet City, issued the following statement in response to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s State of the State Address: “I welcome Governor Pritzker’s commitment to continue working with us to build a stronger Illinois for working...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Thaddeus Jones, D-Calumet City, is working to reduce the financial burden on disadvantaged schools by introducing a bill to waive required government payments. “There are too many schools already going through difficult financial...
SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. – State Rep. Thaddeus Jones, D-Calumet City, is introducing legislation which aims to address violence by creating a pilot program that will study the effect trauma centers have in communities disproportionately impacted with high levels of...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The fight to provide affordable health care to all Illinoisans will get a boost from a new law backed by state Rep. Thaddeus Jones, D-Calumet City, which requires health insurance plans to cover annual preventative skin cancer screenings. “Big...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A new law backed by state Rep. Thaddeus Jones, D-Calumet City, that bolsters age-appropriate sexual harassment policies and awareness in Chicago Public Schools went into effect Jan 1. “The only way to ensure that the pervasive problem of sexual...