Kalish-Backed Reform to Protect Immigrant Tenants Now Law

CHICAGO – Immigrant families will have additional tenant rights and protections from discriminatory landlords under a new law backed by state Rep. Yehiel “Mark” Kalish, D-Chicago, prohibiting landlords from threatening or discriminating against individuals because of...

Kalish-Backed Law Takes Critical Step Toward Equal Pay for Women

CHICAGO – A proposal sponsored by state Rep. Yehiel “Mark” Kalish, D-Chicago, that fights wage discrimination by prohibiting employers from using unfair practices to force women and people of color into a lifetime of lower pay is now law.“My daughter and women across...

Kalish Backs Efforts to Offer Property Tax Relief for Middle Class

CHICAGO – As part of his fight to lift up middle-class families, state Rep. Yehiel “Mark” Kalish, D-Chicago, is highlighting his support for a measure to create a new program to offer a property tax relief fund for homeowners in Illinois. “When I talk to residents at...

Kalish Cracks Down on Human Trafficking

CHICAGO – State Rep. Yehiel “Mark” Kalish, D-Chicago, helped pass a bill to crack down on human trafficking in Illinois and provide new training to police to help detect and prevent exploitation of women and children.“We owe it to the survivors of human trafficking to...