Ford Sworn In to Office, Focuses on Solving Budget Issues

SPRINGFIELD, IL – After taking the oath of office as state Representative of the Eighth District of Illinois for his sixth time on Wednesday, state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, issued the following statement: “It is frustrating that we have been through the...

Halpin Takes Oath, Pledges to Be Fighter for Middle-Class

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, issued the following statement after Wednesday’s inauguration of the 100th Illinois General Assembly: “Over the past year, I have heard from thousands of residents who believe our state needs to pass a...

Moeller Begins New Term Focused on Ending Budget Impasse

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Anna Moeller, D-Elgin, was sworn into office on Wednesday to begin serving her second full term as the legislator for the 43rd Illinois House District in the 100th General Assembly and released the following statement: “It is an honor to...