Halpin Works to Reduce College Costs for Veterans

Mar 26, 2019 | Halpin

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Veterans would have more affordable access to higher education under a bill backed by state Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, which allows out-of-state veterans attending public universities in Illinois to attend at the cost of an Illinois resident....

Lilly Proposal Seeks to Expand Fulltime Veterans Service Offices

Mar 25, 2019 | Lilly

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.  – State Rep. Camille Lilly, D-Chicago, is working to improve the delivery of services to veterans in Illinois by requiring the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs to establish convenient, fulltime field office in every part of the state....

Halpin to Serve as Vice Chair of Veterans Affairs Committee

Feb 11, 2019 | Halpin

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – As House committees begin to review legislation, state Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, is stepping into a leadership position on the Veterans Affairs Committee.  “Illinois is home to nearly three-quarters of a million veterans, many of whom face...