SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Camille Y. Lilly’s, D-Chicago, measure to increase knowledge of the workings of government and the importance of civics education among junior high students is now law.“I want to inspire young people to grow their knowledge of local,...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – To help ensure that students are exposed to the values of a civics education course, state Rep. Marty Moylan, D-Des Plaines, recently helped pass legislation that will ensure that public junior high students are provided a semester course on the...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Maurice West II, D-Rockford, recently helped pass legislation that will ensure that public junior high students are provided a semester course on civics.“It is incredibly important that our children understand service, government and the...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Sonya Harper’s measure to provide soon-to-be released incarcerated individuals with civics education in order to reduce recidivism passed the Illinois House. “We must explore every avenue to help successfully reintegrate individuals...