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 elected 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.
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.
Grasse Enacts New Protections to Protect Due Process, Constitutional Rights from Trump Raids
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill — Locations where everyone should feel safe will be better protected from warrantless immigration raids under a new law backed by state Rep. Nicolle Grasse, D-Arlington Heights, expanding due process protections for all people at hospitals, daycares, courthouses and college campuses.
Grasse-Backed Bill Defends Science, Reaffirms Support for Evidence-Based Immunizations
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill — Working to defend public health and modern medicine against pseudoscience touted from Washington, state Rep. Nicolle Grasse, D-Arlington Heights, helped pass a new law to establish\immunization guidelines and require Illinois Department of Public Health-recommended (IDPH) vaccines be covered by health insurance.
Grasse Dignity-in-Dying Measure Headed to Gov. Pritzker’s Desk
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A measure sponsored by state Rep. Nicolle Grasse, D-Arlington Heights, that would allow terminally-ill adults with decision-making capacity to request and receive medical aid in dying (MAID) has been passed by the Illinois legislature and been sent to Gov. Pritzker for his approval.
Grasse Backs Legislation to Lower Costs, Improve Transit Efficiency, Implement Immigration Raid Protections
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Focused on addressing issues facing families, state Rep. Nicolle Grasse, D-Arlington Heights, supported a veto session agenda this week that will lower energy costs, reform public transportation and implement safeguards related to immigration raids.
Grasse Visits Effingham County Farm Bureau, Discusses Agricultural Issues, Rural Healthcare
EFFINGHAM, Ill. – State Rep. Nicolle Grasse, D-Arlington Heights, and her office staff recently visited the Effingham County Farm Bureau, where they met with local bureau members
and learned about issues facing downstate farmers.
Grasse Celebrates St. Raymond School’s State Championship
MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. – State Rep. Nicolle Grasse, D-Arlington Heights, is celebrating the St. Raymond School’s boys cross country team, who recently won their second consecutive 1A Boys State Championship at the Illinois Elementary School Association’s Cross Country Finals.