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Benton Takes Office, Focused on Affordable Child Care, Support for Middle-Class Families

Benton Takes Office, Focused on Affordable Child Care, Support for Middle-Class Families

PLAINFIELD, Ill. – Union ironworker and community leader Harry Benton, D-Plainfield, took office as a new state Representative in Will and Kendall Counties on Wednesday. He intends to focus on expanding training opportunities for work in the trades, reducing costs for families, supporting workers’ rights, fighting for property tax relief and making healthcare more affordable for all.

Ford Helps Secure $9 Million for College Mental Health Services

Ford Helps Secure $9 Million for College Mental Health Services

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Campus mental health services are in line to receive $9 million in additional state funding this year following the advocacy of state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Chicago, Young Invincibles and other advocates.