Oct 15, 2023 | Benton, Uncategorized
PLAINFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Harry Benton released the following statement Sunday: “I join my Plainfield community in mourning the loss of a 6-year-old child, Wadea Al-Fayoume and praying for the recovery of his mother, Hanaan Shahin. This brutal violence is tragic...
Oct 6, 2023 | Costa Howard, Uncategorized
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – House Democrats on the House Adoption & Child Welfare Committee, led by state Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, issued the following statement Thursday after Illinois Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS) Director Marc Smith...
Mar 22, 2023 | Scherer, Uncategorized
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – While foster families continue to face obstacles that limit their access to nutritious food, state Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, recently presented a resolution that calls on the federal government to automatically qualify foster families for...
May 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
GLENVIEW, Ill. – State Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, D-Glenview, issued the following statement in response to the leak of documents indicating the landmark reproductive rights Supreme Court decision, Roe v. Wade, is being overturned: “The possibility that Roe v....
May 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
CHICAGO, Ill. – State Representative Sonya M. Harper, D-Chicago, responded today to the recently-announced closure of the Whole Foods store located in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood. The closure of Whole Foods—opened only six years ago—diminishes the ability of...
Aug 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – To help local small businesses hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic, state Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, is raising awareness about the $250 million now available in Back to Business grants from the State of Illinois. “These grants are aimed to help small...