Mar 20, 2019 | Mah
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois retailers would be prohibited from issuing prepaid rebate and promotional cards with hidden fees under a measure introduced by state Rep. Theresa Mah, D-Chicago, which recently passed out of the House and now moves to the Senate.“Rebate...
Mar 19, 2019 | Lilly
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Camille Y. Lilly, D- Chicago, voted to prohibit an unfair practice that companies use to lock women into a lifetime of unfair pay, joining a bipartisan majority to toughen the state’s equal pay laws.“Women and men work equally hard and...
Mar 1, 2019 | Slaughter
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Justin Slaughter, D-Chicago, is supporting a resolution calling for expanded access to high-quality preschool and early education for children and increased funding to help build and renovate preschool classrooms across Illinois.“Early...
Feb 20, 2019 | Buckner
“Through my work at a nonprofit organization that serves under-resourced youth, I felt the impacts of Rauner’s budget crisis every day. Listening to Governor Pritzker’s address today gave me hope that Illinois is on the path to rebuilding our schools, social service...
Feb 20, 2019 | Slaughter
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Justin Slaughter, D-Chicago, issues the following statement Wednesday after Gov. Pritzker’s Budget Address in Springfield: “After four years of Rauner’s unwillingness to compromise and the pursuit of a political agenda over the needs of...