Rep. LaToya Greenwood
Majority Conference Chairperson
(D-East St. Louis)
114th District
Springfield Office:
254-W Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-5951
4700 State St.
Suite 2
East St. Louis, IL 62205
(618) 646-9557
(618) 646-9558 FAX
Biography
Director of Human Resources; former East St. Louis City Councilwoman; lifelong resident of East St. Louis; B.A. in Criminal Justice, Michigan State University; Master’s in Public Administration and Policy, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville; 2018 Edgar Fellow at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Institute of Government and Public Affairs; mother to one son.
Greenwood Plan would Return Money to Ameren Users, Combat Higher Bills and Inflation
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – State Rep. LaToya Greenwood, D-East St. Louis, has put her support behind a new measure to deliver $170 in relief to Ameren residential and small commercial energy customers.
Greenwood Announces Scholarships Available for Early Childhood Education and Childcare Workers for the 2022-23 Academic Year
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – State Rep. LaToya Greenwood, D-East St. Louis, is announcing that scholarships from the 2022-23 school year are still available for those interested in getting degrees or credentials in early childhood education or childcare fields.
Greenwood Announces $754 Million in Community Highway Improvements
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – State Rep. LaToya Greenwood, D-East St. Louis, is announcing that the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) will be constructing $754 million in improvements to her community’s highway infrastructure.
Greenwood to Hold Mascoutah Community Shred Day
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – State Rep. LaToya Greenwood, D-East St. Louis, is holding a community shred day on Saturday, Aug. 20, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Greenwood Named to Reproductive Health and Dobbs Decision Working Group
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – State Rep. LaToya Greenwood, D-East St. Louis, will help spearhead an effort to help secure reproductive health care access as a member of the House Reproductive Health and Dobbs Decision Working Group.
Greenwood to Hold East St. Louis Community Shred Day
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – State Rep. LaToya Greenwood, D-East St. Louis, is holding a community shred day on Saturday, July 23, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Greenwood Helps Pass Measure for Safe Firearm Storage Education, Promotes Comprehensive Curriculums
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – State Rep. LaToya Greenwood, D-East St. Louis, helped pass a measure to allow school districts to develop a curriculum to teach students about safe gun storage practices.
Greenwood Bills Cutting Human Services Red Tape, Raising Standards for Conservation Police Officers, Signed Into Law
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – State Rep. LaToya Greenwood, D-East St. Louis, had two of her measures signed into law by Gov. Pritzker last week: Senate Bill 3184, which raises standards to become a conservation police officer with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR); and Senate Bill 4001, which cuts redundant data-gathering practices for the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS).
Greenwood Touts Budget Funding for Evidence-Based Education Funding, Early Childhood Education
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – State Rep. LaToya Greenwood, D-East St. Louis, a major advocate for education reform, helped ensure the 2023 budget secured funding for major education programs, including early childhood education, special-needs education and doubling a tax credit for the money teachers spend on classroom materials.
Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Celebrates Confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Upon the historic confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus released the following statement: