SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Fighting to provide working and middle class families with tax relief, state Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, is advocating for the adoption of a progressive tax in Illinois, undoing decades of economic injustice for working people. “A...
CHICAGO – Standing up for working families, state Rep. Jaime Andrade, D-Chicago, helped pass legislation that protects the rights of working men and women across Illinois. “Working men and women are facing unprecedented attacks from Bruce Rauner and his extreme...
NORTHLAKE, Ill. – In an effort to prevent human service providers from shutting their doors and to keep the state’s public universities afloat, state Rep. Kathleen Willis, D-Addison, recently worked to move a “lifeline budget” out of the Illinois House. “Legislators...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Working families will keep more of their hard-earned dollars under a proposal sponsored by state Rep. Jaime Andrade, D-Chicago, to double the value of the Earned Income Tax Credit. “By providing much-needed tax relief to working families, we can...
East St. Louis, Ill. – State Rep. LaToya Greenwood, D-East St. Louis, proposed legislation this month that would reduce the tax rate on necessary childcare items, such as baby wipes and diapers. “Affording the costs associated with having a child can be difficult for...