SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In an effort to improve safety conditions for coal miners, State Rep. Larry Walsh, Jr., D-Elwood, is co-sponsoring legislation that will improve emergency preparedness in coal mines. “Coal mining is a dangerous job, even still in 2018, and we need...
JOLIET, Ill. –State Rep. Larry Walsh, Jr., D-Elwood, sponsored legislation that protects the privacy of licensed trappers by removing the requirement to have their name and address placed on all of their traps. “Making folks put their names and addresses on traps in...
JOLIET, Ill. –State Rep. Larry Walsh, Jr., D-Elwood, is cosponsoring legislation to help fight carjacking by curbing the possession of stolen vehicles. “I am sponsoring this legislation to help seek justice for victims of these crimes,” Walsh said. “Carjacking is a...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In response to Governor Rauner’s State of the State Address, state Rep. Larry Walsh Jr., D-Joliet, issued the following statement in response to the Governors outlook of Illinois: “I think we can summarizes today’s State of the State Address with...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – As President Donald Trump and Washington politicians continue debating changes to federal healthcare policy, a new law sponsored by state Rep. Larry Walsh, Jr., D-Elwood, and taking effect Jan. 1, 2018, will ensure all individuals with pre-existing...