Mar 25, 2019 | Pappas
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Diane Pappas, D-Itasca, recently voted in favor of legislation to help equalize wages for women by passing a bill out of the House that stops employers who use an applicant’s salary history to maintain unfair wage-gap practices. “Unequal...
Mar 22, 2019 | Yednock
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Lance Yednock, D-Ottawa, met with members of the Streator-area Future Farmers of America (FFA) during their visit to the Capitol this week.“Organizations like the FFA allow our young people to grow and develop,” said Yednock. “Farmers...
Mar 7, 2019 | Didech
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Committed to reforming local government, state Rep. Daniel Didech, D-Buffalo Grove advanced legislation today that would ensure Lake County Board members cannot collect salary benefits if they are receiving pensions benefits from the Illinois...
Mar 6, 2019 | Jones
CHICAGO – Fighting to keep drug prices and other medical costs under control for patients, state Rep. Thaddeus Jones, D-Calumet City, recently held a hearing to discuss to the consequences of wholesale distributors hiking prescription drugs without public oversight....
Jan 23, 2019 | Hoffman
BELLEVILLE, Ill. – State Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, co-chair of the Pritzker administration’s Restoring Illinois’ Infrastructure Committee, responded on Tuesday to a recent committee report and renewed his commitment to work with subject matter experts to move the...