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Yang Rohr Shows Support for Community Heroes at 3rd Annual ‘Heroes & Helicopters Community Showcase’

Yang Rohr Shows Support for Community Heroes at 3rd Annual ‘Heroes & Helicopters Community Showcase’

NAPERVILLE, Ill. – State Rep. Janet Yang Rohr and state Sen. Laura Ellman, D-Naperville, are inviting local parents and children to learn more about how police, firefighters and many more serve and keep our community safe at their third annual “Heroes & Helicopters Community Showcase.” The event will feature interactive, family-friendly demonstrations of emergency responder equipment, including two medical helicopter landings. Yang Rohr and Ellman will host over two dozen local organizations on Saturday, Aug. 17 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Frontier Sports Complex at 3380 Cedar Glade Rd. in Naperville.

Buckner to Hold Back-to-School Event to Provide Free  Resources to Local Families

Buckner to Hold Back-to-School Event to Provide Free Resources to Local Families

CHICAGO – State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, is partnering with Near North Health, a leading provider of managed care services in Illinois, to host a back-to-school event to provide local families with free resources before the school year starts. The event will be held at Ellis Park, on 3520 South Cottage Grove in Chicago on Tuesday, August 13, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. State Rep. Kimberly du Buclet, D-Chicago; Cook County Commissioner Bill Lowry; state Sen. Robert Peters; and Municipal Water Reclamation District Commissioner Precious Brady-Davis are co-hosting.

Thursday: Hoffman to Visit Cambridge House, Highlight  Personal Needs Allowance Increase

Thursday: Hoffman to Visit Cambridge House, Highlight Personal Needs Allowance Increase

SWANSEA, Ill. – State Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, will join state Sen. Christopher Belt, D- Swansea, and state Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, in a visit to Cambridge House of Swansea Thursday at 2 p.m. to highlight legislative efforts to support older adults – including an increase in the monthly personal needs allowance for qualifying supportive living facility residents from $90 to $120 per month.

Harper-Sponsored Food Infrastructure Bill Becomes Law

Harper-Sponsored Food Infrastructure Bill Becomes Law

CHICAGO IL.— State Rep. Sonya M. Harper, D-Chicago, is celebrating the signing of her bill to increase access to fresh foods in underserved areas. provide grants to businesses that function as local parts of Illinois’ food distribution network.

Gordon-Booth-backed IVF Access Bill Now Law

Gordon-Booth-backed IVF Access Bill Now Law

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Residents in Illinois will have greater access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) after a measure backed by state Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria, was signed into law Friday removing insurance caps that can limit necessary rounds of treatment.