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Kalish Spearheads Effort to Reduce Gun Violence at First Task Force Meeting

Oct 18, 2019 | Kalish

CHICAGO – State Rep. Yehiel “Mark” Kalish, D-Chicago, continued his efforts to pass lifesaving, commonsense gun reforms at the first meeting of the newly created bipartisan Firearm Public Awareness Task Force. “There are real, tangible, commonsense steps that we can...

Didech Fights for Tax Relief; Secures Gun Safety Reform; Stands for Women’s Rights in First Session

Jun 1, 2019 | Didech

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Committed to building a stronger Illinois, state Rep. Daniel Didech, D-Buffalo Grove, worked to move our state toward a fairer tax system by holding the line on middle-class taxes, as well as to empower taxpayers to reduce the size of government...

Carroll Sponsors Major Gun Safety Reform to Modernize FOID Act

May 24, 2019 | Carroll

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Jonathan Carroll, D-Northbrook, is supporting legislation that modernizes the Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) Act to protect law enforcement and keep our communities safe.“With the tragedies in Aurora and throughout our state, it is...

Hernandez Backs Measure to Close FOID Card Loopholes that Led to Aurora Shooting

May 24, 2019 | Hernandez B

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In response to the tragic mass shooting earlier this year in Aurora, state Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, is supporting legislation to improve background checks through the use of fingerprinting and to help the Illinois State Police process and...

Conroy-Backed Gun Licensing Reform Introduced in House

May 23, 2019 | Conroy

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In response to the February mass shooting in Aurora, Illinois that resulted in the tragic loss of five lives and injuries that responding police officers and civilians are still recovering from, state Rep. Deb Conroy, D-Villa Park, is working to...