Jan 30, 2025 | Williams, J
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In his role as chairman of the House Committee on Prescription Drug affordability, state Rep. Jawaharial Williams, D-Chicago, will be at the forefront of efforts to lower the cost of lifesaving medication and expand access to care in Illinois. “I...
Jan 9, 2025 | Williams, J
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – As state Rep. Jawaharial ‘Omar’ Williams, D-Chicago, prepares to begin his term as a member of the 104th Illinois General Assembly, he is starting off with a laser focus on improving access to health care, increasing economic prosperity and making...
Jul 2, 2024 | Williams, J
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Concert venues are better prepared to treat drug overdoses under a new law now in effect from state Rep. Jawaharial ‘Omar’ Williams, D-Chicago, expanding access to opioid antagonists at live music sites. “This bill is designed to save lives not...
Feb 9, 2024 | Williams, J
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In honor of the in-universe birthday of the comic book character Superman and the state’s own Superman-themed city of Metropolis, state Rep. Jawaharial Omar Williams, D-Chicago, recently filed a resolution declaring Feb. 29 as Superman Day in...
Jul 20, 2023 | Ammons, Buckner, Canty, Collins, Davis, du Buclet, Evans, Flowers, Ford, Gordon-Booth, Harper, Jones, Lilly, Mayfield, Meyers-Martin, Nichols, Slaughter, Tarver, Welch, Williams, J
CHICAGO – The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus will be holding a press conference on Thursday, July 20 at 11 a.m. on Zoom where they will discuss the importance of Tuesday’s constitutionality ruling for the Pre-Trial Fairness Act provision of the SAFE-T Act....
Jul 18, 2023 | Ammons, Buckner, Canty, Collins, Davis, du Buclet, Evans, Flowers, Ford, Gordon-Booth, Harper, Jones, Lilly, Mayfield, Meyers-Martin, Nichols, Slaughter, Smith, Tarver, Welch, West, Williams, J
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus (ILBC) issued the following statement following the Illinois Supreme Court’s ruling on the constitutionality of the Pre-trial Fairness Act provision in the SAFE-T Act. “After today’s ruling by the...