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Villa Measure to Expand Mental Health Curriculum Advances to Senate

Mar 29, 2019 | Villa

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – To increase awareness and beat the stigma surrounding mental health, state Rep. Karina Villa, D-West Chicago, is sponsoring legislation to include curriculum around mental health and the important connection between mental and physical health in...

Villa Celebrates March as Social Work Month

Mar 20, 2019 | Villa

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – To recognize and honor the meaningful contributions of social workers across the state, state Rep. Karina Villa, D-West Chicago, is designating March 2019 as Social Work Month in Illinois.“Social workers provide critical services to our most...

Villa-Backed Bill to Provide Medical Support for Students Passes House Committee

Mar 11, 2019 | Villa

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – One out of every 26 Americans will develop epilepsy in their lifetime, most often as a child. Under a bill backed by state Rep. Karina Villa, D-West Chicago, students with epilepsy will receive improved access to medical support if they have a...

Villa Invita al Padre Sanchez a Dar Invocación a la Cámara de Illinois

Mar 8, 2019 | Villa

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Este martes, antes de que la Cámara de Representantes comenzara su debate sobre los asuntos que enfrenta el estado, el Padre Esequiel Sánchez del Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe dirigió la Cámara en oración como invitado de la...

Villa Fighting to Expand Property Tax Exemptions for Cook County Seniors

Mar 6, 2019 | Villa

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – To make property tax exemptions more easily accessible to Cook County homeowners, state Rep. Karina Villa, D-West Chicago, is sponsoring legislation to reduce burdensome bureaucratic red tape on the property tax exemption application process. “Many...

Latino Caucus Applauds Dr. Carmen Ayala’s Historic Appointment as Head of ISBE

Feb 27, 2019 | Andrade, Arroyo, Crespo, Guzzardi, Hernandez L, Mah, Moeller, Ortiz, Ramirez, Villa, Villanueva, Willis, Zalewski

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus commends Governor J.B. Pritzker’s commitment to diversity in appointing Dr. Carmen Ayala as the superintendent of the Illinois State Board of Education, making her not only the first Latina, but the first...

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