SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Lindsey LaPointe, D-Chicago, is highlighting a significant new Illinois law that will empower survivors, law enforcement and health care facilities and improve the system to track evidence from sexual assaults.“Law enforcement needs all...
CHICAGO – State Rep. Lindsey LaPointe, D-Chicago, is highlighting a new equal pay law that outlaws historically discriminatory hiring practices that have locked women in a cycle of unequal and unfair pay.“It is a shame that some employers today use tactics to deny...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Maintaining her commitment to protecting the environment, state Rep. Lindsey LaPointe, D-Chicago, recently announced her support for the Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA).“Building a stronger Illinois means finding new ways to grow our economy and...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Lindsey LaPointe, D-Chicago, is urging Gov. J.B. Pritzker to sign legislation that would help seniors maintain a vital tax-saving exemption without reapplying annually, removing a burdensome process for Cook County seniors and preventing...
CHICAGO – State Rep. Lindsey LaPointe, D-Chicago, issued the following statement after the tragic and deadly shootings in El Paso, Texas, Dayton, Ohio, and Chicago over this past weekend: “Gun violence everywhere is a public health crisis that Donald Trump and his...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Lindsey LaPointe, D-Chicago, is informing consumers about the Equifax breach settlement that will allow them to check if they were impacted by the historic 2017 data breach and to file a claim to receive restitution from the incident.“It...