Andrade Attends Cleveland Elementary Fall Fest

CHICAGO – State Rep Jaime Andrade, D-Chicago, stopped by Grover Cleveland Elementary School’s Fall Fest celebration in Chicago’s Irving Park neighborhood recently to wish parents, students, and faculty a happy new school year. “As I send my own kids back to school, I...

Edly-Allen Visits with Long Grove Third Graders

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. – State Rep. Mary Edly-Allen, D-Libertyville, recently visited third graders at Country Meadows Elementary School in Long Grove. “I enjoy any opportunity to come into a classroom and talk directly to students. Our youth are the future who will...

Crespo Effort to Prevent Sexual Abuse in Schools Signed Into Law

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A new law from state Rep. Fred Crespo, D-Hoffman Estates, will provide school districts with additional tools to avert misconduct by educators and prevent the hiring of individuals with criminal records.“There is no more important job as a...

Crespo Passes Legislation to Prevent Sexual Abuse in Schools

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Children will be better protected in school under legislation passed by state Rep. Fred Crespo, D-Hoffman Estates, working with a variety of advocates and administrators to give the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and school districts...