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Ness-Backed Reforms Make Healthcare More Affordable, Expands Access to Care
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. – Illinois families will have access to better and more affordable health care coverage under new laws backed by state Rep. Suzanne Ness, D-Crystal Lake, aiming to reduce costs and hold big insurance companies accountable.
Canty Enacts Reforms to Make Healthcare More Affordable, Expand Access to Care
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – Illinois families will have access to better and more affordable healthcare coverage under new laws backed by state Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights, aiming to reduce costs and hold big insurance companies accountable.
Rep. Barbara Hernandez Enacts Reforms to Make Healthcare More Affordable, Expand Access to Care
AURORA, Ill. – Illinois families will have access to better and more affordable healthcare coverage under new laws backed by state Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, aiming to reduce costs and hold big insurance companies accountable.
Olickal-Backed Healthcare Reforms Signed Into Law, Expanding Access to Care
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois families will have access to better and more affordable health care coverage under new laws backed by state Rep. Kevin Olickal, D-Skokie, aiming to reduce costs and hold big insurance companies accountable.
Hirschauer Enacts Reforms to Make Healthcare More Affordable, Expand Access to Care
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois families will have access to better and more affordable health care coverage under new laws backed by state Rep. Maura Hirschauer, D-Batavia, aiming to reduce costs and hold big insurance companies accountable.
Gill Joins Community to Stand Against Hate, Helps in Rededication of Pride Flag
CHICAGO – State Rep. Mary Gill, D-Chicago, joined local residents in a stand against hate as the Beverly Unitarian Church rededicated a pride flag display following the destruction of its previous display by vandals earlier in June.
Ammons Celebrates Local ILBCF Scholarship Recipients
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – State Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, is highlighting local high school seniors and undergraduate students from the Champaign Urbana area who will receive this year’s Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation (ILBCF) scholarship.
July 17: Gordon-Booth Invites Families to One Peoria Back to School and Health Fair
PEORIA, Ill. – State Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria, and state Sen. David Koehler, D-Peoria, are inviting families to come out for an afternoon of summer fun at their annual One Peoria back to school and health fair event scheduled for Wednesday, July 17 from noon...
Grasse Hosts Upcoming Community Blood Drive
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – New state Rep. Nicolle Grasse, D-Arlington Heights, will host a community blood drive in collaboration with state Sen. Mark Walker next week.
Gill Backs Pay Raise for Frontline Caregivers Serving Developmentally Disabled
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Health workers delivering critical care to the developmentally disabled will see their wages increase under the state budget plan supported by state Rep. Mary Gill, D-Chicago.
Jimenez to Host Town Hall Discussing Productive & Transformative Legislative Session
CHICAGO – State Rep. Lilian Jimenez, D-Chicago, will join State Rep. Will Guzzardi and State Sen. Omar Aquino for a Spring Legislative Recap on Thursday, July 11 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center at 4048 W. Armitage, discussing the ways Springfield was responsive to the needs of working families and their communities. The event will be moderated by State Senator-elect Graciela Guzman.
Grasse Set to Serve on Key Committees Involving Business, Health, Government Efficiency
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – State Rep. Nicolle Grasse, D-Arlington Heights, will work to make state government more efficient, make healthcare better and more affordable, and prioritize economic development as a member of several key House committees.
Canty to Hold Town Halls to Hear from Her Community
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — State Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights, will be reaching out to her community with two town halls to take questions about recent progress in Springfield. The first town hall will be July 10, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library, at 500 N. Dunton Avenue in Arlington Heights. Canty will be joined by state Sen. Mark Walker, and state Rep. Nicolle Grasse.
Grasse to Host Upcoming Town Halls, Meet with Constituents
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – Newly appointed state Rep. Nicolle Grasse, D-Arlington Heights, will host two upcoming town halls to meet with constituents and build her legislative agenda, which includes strengthening reproductive rights, healthcare affordability and accessibility, and responsible management of taxpayer dollars.
Canty Recognized by Fire Fighters for Law Improving Healthcare for Injured First Responders
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — The Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois (AFFI) are
recognizing state Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights, for a bipartisan measure she
spearheaded to improve health and survivor benefits for first responders injured or killed in the
line of duty.
Camille Lilly Invites Community to “Beef Up the Block”
OAK PARK, Ill. – As part of the Adopt-A-Legislator Program, State Rep. Camille Y. Lilly, D-Chicago, is partnering with Menard County Farm Bureau to host “Beef up the Block” on Saturday, July 13, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sayre Language Academy, 1850 Newland Ave, in Chicago.
Ammons Highlights Staff Work, ‘Empowering the Illinois African Diaspora’
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, is highlighting a recent publication that dives into an adopted resolution establishing first-of-its-kind scientific DNA processes through the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s (UIUC) Department of Anthropology and the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology.
Hirschauer Responds to SCOTUS Action on Illinois Gun Law
WEST CHICAGO, Ill. – State Rep. Maura Hirschauer, D-Batavia, issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court declining to take up a challenge on an Illinois law that bans certain semi-automatic rifles and large-capacity magazines, leaving the Protect Illinois Communities Act (PICA) intact.