Aug 21, 2019 | Harper
CHICAGO – State Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, recently welcomed Illinois Department of Agriculture Director John Sullivan to Chicago to tour Growing Home, an urban farming organization in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood. “Urban agriculture works to provide people...
Aug 21, 2019 | Ortiz
CHICAGO – Underserved communities, which tend to be low-income and immigrant, will have expanded access to banking services under a new law backed by state Rep. Aaron Ortiz, D-Chicago. “It’s unacceptable that working-class communities often lack the choice of basic...
Aug 20, 2019 | Lilly
CHICAGO – State Rep. Camille Y. Lilly, D- Chicago, is highlighting the need for concrete property tax relief for Illinois homeowners.“With the recent creation of the Illinois Property Tax Relief Fund and the Illinois Property Tax Relief Task Force, Illinois is closer...
Aug 20, 2019 | LaPointe
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Lindsey LaPointe, D-Chicago, is highlighting a significant new Illinois law that will empower survivors, law enforcement and health care facilities and improve the system to track evidence from sexual assaults.“Law enforcement needs all...
Aug 20, 2019 | Ortiz
CHICAGO – Undocumented students at the University of Illinois will have a voice in their university’s decisions under legislation passed by state Rep. Aaron Ortiz, D-Chicago, expanding student body representation among the university board of trustees which is now...