CHICAGO – This past session, state Rep. Lindsey LaPointe, D-Chicago, supported a new law to provide financial assistance for Illinois renters and homeowners impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. “This unprecedented health crisis has caused a lot of financial...
CHICAGO – During this past session, state Rep. Lindsey LaPointe, D-Chicago, backed a new piece of legislation that seeks to make health care more affordable for Illinois residents. “The COVID-19 outbreak is exposing the unequal health outcomes that can result from an...
CHICAGO – To provide assistance to bars and restaurants that have been experienced significant downturn in normal operations due to COVID-19, state Rep. Lindsey LaPointe, D-Chicago, led an economic relief effort known as “cocktails to-go” allowing establishments to...
CHICAGO – To help protect the health, safety and security of voters during the upcoming election, state Rep. Lindsey LaPointe, D-Chicago, supported legislation to expand vote-by-mail ballots and provide increased safety protections for the 2020 general election....
CHICAGO – Working to address unemployment, state Rep. Lindsey LaPointe, D-Chicago, is promoting the state’s new Illinois Get Hired website to help residents find work during the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. “As a result of the unprecedented health crisis, many...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Upon adjournment of this special legislative session, state Rep. Lindsey LaPointe, D-Chicago, issued the following statement: “This unprecedented pandemic has uprooted the lives of everyone in our state, forcing countless small businesses to close,...