Canty Measure to Expand Full Day Kindergarten Passes Legislature

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois school districts will offer full-day kindergarten within the next four years under a bill passed by state Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights. “Research from the National Education Association demonstrates that full-day kindergarten...

Canty Passes Bill to Support Grocery Stores, Fight Food Insecurity

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Grocery stores located in food deserts would be eligible for grants from the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity under legislation passed by state Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights. “Poor access to affordable, healthy foods...

Canty Mourns Loss of Buffalo Grove High School Students

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — Upon learning of a tragic car accident that took the lives of four Buffalo Grove High School students, state Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights, released the following statement: “Today our community mourns the loss of four young lives...