SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Entrepreneurs will now receive financial assistance in opening their first business under a new law sponsored by state Rep. Larry Walsh, Jr., D-Elwood, which cuts fees for first-time business owners. “Small businesses are the backbone of our...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – As schools across Illinois struggle with a shortage of substitute teachers, state Rep. Larry Walsh, D-Elwood, recently voted to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of a measure waiving a burdensome fee on substitute teacher licenses. “Substitute...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In response to multi-million dollar corporations purposely hiding funds overseas to avoid paying state taxes, state Rep. Larry Walsh, D-Elwood, recently voted to enact a new law forbidding the state to contract with or invest in these corporations...
JOLIET, Ill. – As the holiday shopping season officially kicks off this weekend, state Rep. Larry Walsh, D-Elwood, is encouraging local residents to frequent locally owned small businesses as part of Small Business Saturday on Nov. 25. “As residents begin shopping for...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Larry Walsh Jr., D-Elwood, recently voted to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of a measure that will help more families collect loved ones’ life insurance policies and crack down on big insurance companies that try to deny benefits to...
JOLIET, Ill. – State Rep. Larry Walsh Jr., D-Elwood, state Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, state Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant, D-Shorewood, and state Sen. Pat McGuire, D-Joliet, are making Veterans Day and honoring local heroes by hosting a Veteran Appreciation...