Rep. Nicolle S. Grasse
(D-Arlington Heights)
53rd District

Springfield Office:
200-8S Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-3739
District Office:
171 West Wing St.
Suite 202
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
(847) 749-1137
Bills & Committees
Biography
Full-time legislator; Hospice chaplain and former Arlington Heights Village Trustee; Attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison; B.A. in English and Theology, Elmhurst College; Master of Divinity, Chicago Theological Seminary; United Church of Christ (UCC) clergy; married to retired public high school teacher, proud mother to one daughter attending college.
Grasse Advances Measure for Fiscal Responsibility, Effective Reforms in Department of Corrections Palliative and Hospice Healthcare
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – State Rep. Nicolle Grasse, D-Arlington Heights, advanced a measure to promote transparency and fiscal responsibility in the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) system through greater palliative and hospice healthcare cost reporting requirements. This bill passed the House Restorative Justice and Public Safety Committee last week and will soon be heard on the House floor.
Grasse Responds to Supreme Court Striking Down Federal Tariff Schemes, Win for Affordability
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – State Rep. Nicolle Grasse, D-Arlington Heights, issued the following statement on Friday in response to the Supreme Court ruling that overturned the Trump Administration’s unlawful tariff policies related to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA):
Grasse Responds to Governor’s Budget Proposal, Maintains Focus on Affordability
State Rep. Nicolle Grasse, D-Arlington Heights, issued the following statement Wednesday in response to Gov. JB Pritzker’s budget introduction:
Grasse Signs Nationwide Letter Demanding Restoration of Federal Childcare Funding
State Rep. Nicolle Grasse, D-Arlington Heights, is one of over 200 lawmakers from all 50 states to sign a comprehensive letter organized by the State Innovation Exchange (SiX), the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) and the Child Care for Every Family Network urging the federal government to restore childcare funding.
Grasse Introduces Measure to Ensure In-Home Caregivers Receive Safety Protections Equal to Other Healthcare Providers
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – State Rep. Nicolle Grasse, D-Arlington Heights, has introduced legislation to ensure home health and hospice workers receive the same safety protections already afforded to healthcare providers in hospitals and other facilities, protecting at-home caregivers and their families from threats, intimidation or violence related to their work.
Grasse Condemns Trump Administration Measures Driving Up the Cost-of-Living for Illinoisans
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – State Rep. Nicolle Grasse, D-Arlington Heights, is standing up to Washington’s affordability crisis by voting to formally condemn the illegal Trump tariffs that have raised the price of everything from groceries to winter clothing, demanding reinstatement of Affordable Care Act subsidies that make healthcare more affordable, and rejecting unconstitutional efforts to freeze funding for affordable child care.
Rep. Grasse, Sen. Walker Voice Support for Megaprojects Bill
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – State Rep. Nicolle Grasse, D-Arlington Heights, joined state Sen. Mark Walker, D-Arlington Heights, Arlington Heights Mayor Jim Tanaglia, Village Manager Randall Recklaus and Village of Arlington Heights staff to discuss how a megaprojects bill could support economic development in communities across Illinois, such as the Chicago Bears’ planned stadium and mixed-use district.
Grasse-Backed ‘Clean Slate’ Bill Signed into Law, Expanding Career and Housing Opportunities
CHICAGO – State Rep. Nicolle Grasse, D-Arlington Heights, delivered transformational “clean slate” justice reforms, to expand opportunities for employment, housing and education by creating an automatic sealing process for thousands of non-violent arrest records.
Grasse-Backed Energy Package Aims to Reduce Utility Rates
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – A new energy affordability law backed by state Rep. Nicolle Grasse, D-Arlington Heights, aims to provide relief to Illinoisans facing rising energy costs.
Grasse-Backed Transit Reform Law Aims to Make Buses and Trains Safe, Efficient and Reliable
CHICAGO – Buses and trains will be safer, more reliable and better managed under a major transit reform package passed by state Rep. Nicolle Grasse, D-Arlington Heights.