SPRINGFILED, Ill. – State Rep. Camille Y. Lilly’s, D-Chicago, legislation to raise the age to buy tobacco products in Illinois passed the House last week with bipartisan support. “This is a public health issue for our young children who need to be focused on doing the...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Ensuring that beneficiaries of life insurance plans receive the benefits that are owed to them, state Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, voted to override the governor’s veto of a bill to require life insurance companies to review death records and be...
AURORA, Ill. – In response to false and misleading partisan spin about the bipartisan budget compromise, state Rep. Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, is inviting area residents to hear the truth at a “What Is Really Happening In Springfield?” discussion on Saturday, Aug....
CHICAGO – After voting to pass a balanced, bipartisan budget state Rep. Jaime Andrade, D-Chicago, issued the following statement: “Standing with Republican and Democratic colleagues, we passed a balanced budget that begins to repair the devastating damage that has...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Hoping to protect seniors on a fixed income, state Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, is supporting a resolution that urges the General Assembly to not pass any measure that would tax retirement income. “Many seniors are living on a fixed income that...