CHICAGO – To help ensure foster youth have access to resources as they transition out of foster care, state Rep. Lakesia Collins, D-Chicago, introduced legislation to raise the age of those eligible for child welfare services to 23. “To ensure that our foster youth...
CHICAGO – To bring attention to the diabetes epidemic, state Rep. Lakesia Collins, D-Chicago, is recognizing American Diabetes Month and highlighting legislation to bring down the price of insulin “Diabetes is a challenging illness to live with, even without...
CHICAGO – To give students access to mental health resources, state Rep. Lakesia Collins, D-Chicago, is highlighting a new law she supported that requires educational institutions to provide suicide prevention information on student identification cards. “Attending a...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – To decrease the backlog of DNA samples needing testing and support victims of crime, state Rep. Lakesia Collins (D-Chicago) introduced legislation to create the Illinois Forensic Science Commission that was recently signed into law. “Forensic...
CHICAGO – To help build back a better recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and train the next generation of workers, state Rep. Lakesia Collins, D-Chicago, is encouraging local businesses and organizations to join the newly expanded Apprenticeship Illinois program....