Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
Asain Caucus Whip
(D-Glenview)
17th District
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Springfield Office:
248-W Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-4194
District Office:
1812 Waukegan Road, Suite B
Glenview, IL 60025
(847) 486-8810
Full-time legislator; human rights attorney; B.A., Indiana University, J.D., Loyola University Chicago School of Law, L.L.M, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law; former litigation attorney at Winston and Strawn; founding member and co-chair of the Illinois Unaccompanied Children’s Task Force; former Director of the Highland Park – Highwood Legal Aid Clinic; former board member of the Glenview Education Foundation; lives in Glenview with her husband and three sons.
Gong-Gershowitz Welcomes New Leadership, Congratulates Speaker Welch
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, D-Glenview, who was sworn in for her second term as an Illinois state representative for the 17th district on Wednesday, released the following statement:
Gong-Gershowitz Opens Free COVID-19 Testing Site in Glenview
GLENVIEW, Ill. – State Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, D-Glenview, is combatting the growth of the coronavirus pandemic with a free COVID-19 testing site located in the Flick Park Field House at 3600 Glenview Road in Glenview. It will be open Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. through 2 p.m. Building on successful processes used in other districts, Northshore Clinical Labs is running the site.
Gong-Gershowitz Supports Responsible Budget, Prioritizes Residents’ Safety
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – As the Illinois legislature’s session concluded, state Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, D-Glenview, supported a responsible budget that protects essential services and provides resources for communities weathering the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gong-Gershowitz Emphasizes Importance of Mental Health During COVID-19 Crisis
GLENVIEW, Ill. – Recognizing the challenges of adjusting to major life changes as a result of the pandemic, state Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, D-Glennview, is shining a spotlight on the importance of taking care of mental health during the COVID-19 crisis.
Gong-Gershowitz Celebrates Students amidst COVID-19 Changes
GLENVIEW, Ill. – With COVID-19 safety precautions deeply impacting many aspects of everyday life, state Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, D-Glenview , is celebrating the important milestones that many students did not get to experience to the fullest this year.
Gong-Gershowitz Promotes Legal Aid Resources
GLENVIEW, Ill. – With the COVID-19 outbreak impacting every facet of everyday life, state Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, D-Glenview, is reminding residents that affordable legal aid is available to them during these difficult times.
Gong-Gershowitz: Our Community Deserves Responsible Budgeting
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Following Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s budget address, state Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, D-Glenview, issued the following statement:
Gong-Gershowitz Responds to Recent Reports Concerning Ex-Statehouse Lobbyist
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, D-Glenview, released the following statement in response to a WBEZ report uncovering emails between a former statehouse lobbyist and high-level employees of the Quinn administration that allude to a possible cover-up of rape by state employees.
Gong-Gershowitz Bill Will Cap Insulin Prices, Hold Big Pharma Accountable
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – As the pharmaceutical industry continues to increase their profits at the expense of families and seniors, state Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, D-Glenview, helped to pass legislation to hold big pharma accountable by addressing the price-gouging of insulin.
Gong-Gershowitz Supports Pension Consolidation to Help Provide Property Tax Relief
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – To help ease the substantial property tax burden on middle-class families, state Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, D-Glenview, supported a pension consolidation measure that reduces 650 pension funds to two.