SPRINGFIELD, Ill.— Working to make life easier and lower everyday costs for Illinois families, state Rep. Sharon Chung, Bloomington, helped pass another fiscally smart budget, creating no new taxes on working families and no severe service cuts, while advancing her own legislation.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Fighting to reduce the cost of living for Illinois households, state Rep. Chung, D-Bloomington, is advancing a series of bills to the governor’s desk cutting costs on everyday purchases and utilities, banning gimmicks that raise prices, and requiring businesses to fairly compensate consumers.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Working to protect access to objective news, state Rep. Sharon Chung, D-Bloomington, introduced and passed a bill ensuring that media outlets affiliated with colleges and universities are not subject to editorial control by administration.

State Rep. Sharon Chung, D-Bloomington, helped pass a bill encouraging and expanding access to youth civic engagement by requiring high schools to provide voter registration opportunities and information, inspired by the life and legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.

Following a series of winning seasons for Illinois State University (ISU) Athletics teams, state Rep. Chung, D-Bloomington issued the following statement:

Working to improve election transparency, state Rep. Chung, D- Bloomington, is sponsoring legislation that will prevent corporations from financially supporting candidates or ballot initiatives, expanding existing state law to mitigate financial election interference.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Sharon Chung, D-Bloomington, helped pass a formal resolution opposing a Republican bill introduced last week to the Illinois State Senate, seeking to classify reproductive healthcare services—including in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments—as capital murder.