Lilly Fights to End Wage Discrimination with New Equal Pay Bill

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.  – State Rep. Camille Y. Lilly, D-Chicago, is demanding equal pay for women by introducing legislation banning corporations from using the unfair practice of requiring prospective employees to submit their salary history in order to lock women into a...

Mah Joins Renewed Effort to Combat Wage Discrimination

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Theresa Mah, D-Chicago, is fighting to crack down on corporations that pay women less than men doing the same job by sponsoring legislation that would prohibit employers from using an unfair practice that locks women and minorities into...

Harper Sponsors Bill to Raise Age to Buy Tobacco to 21

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Continuing her fight to protect the health of teenagers, state Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, is supporting legislation to increase the age to buy cigarettes and other tobacco products from 18 to 21.   “Young people aggressively targeted by big...