May 25, 2018 | Welch
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...
Jul 18, 2017 | Andrade
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...
Apr 20, 2017 | Willis
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...
Mar 15, 2017 | Andrade
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...
Feb 22, 2017 | Greenwood
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...