SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Understanding the difficult nature of their work, state Rep. Dagmara “Dee” Avelar, D-Romeoville, passed a measure to expand insurance coverage for mental health counseling services for medical examiners and coroners. “Our first …
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Dagmara “Dee” Avelar, D-Romeoville, is delivering new financial safeguards for families seeking affordable travel options by advancing legislation cracking down on fraudulent online hotel booking sites that withhold critical …
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A measure championed by state Rep. Aarón Ortíz, D-Chicago, which would expand state tuition assistance for community college students passed out of the Senate on Thursday. “As a college counselor in my Back of the Yards neighborhood, I …
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.—To increase protection for domestic violence survivors and other victims appearing in Illinois courts, state Rep. Mary Gill, D-Chicago, passed a bill prohibiting recording and photography in any courtroom without the person or the court’s …
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Lisa Davis, D-Chicago, advanced legislation to the governor’s desk that improves care for individuals living with dementia by strengthening training requirements for home care workers. “Individuals living with dementia …
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Theresa Mah, D-Chicago, advanced a series of bills to the governor’s desk cutting costs on everyday purchases and utilities, banning gimmicks that raise prices, and requiring businesses to fairly compensate consumers. “ …
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.- State Rep. Michael Crawford, D-Chicago, is advancing legislation to the governor’s desk that creates apprenticeship pathways in the barbering and cosmetology industries across Illinois. “For many Illinoisans, careers in barbering and …
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Yolonda Morris, D-Chicago, advanced legislation to the governor’s desk that would protect Illinois patients from losing their homes because of unpaid medical debt. “No one should fear losing their home because they needed …
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Fighting to restore affordability for Illinois households, state Rep. Nicolle Grasse, D-Arlington Heights, is advancing a series of bills to the governor’s desk cutting costs on everyday purchases and utilities, banning gimmicks that …
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A plan led by state Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul to strengthen the Workplace Rights Bureau, close loopholes and hold bad actors accountable is heading to the governor for final approval. “These …
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A bipartisan measure by state Rep. Marti Deuter, D-Elmhurst, to increase roadway safety has passed the Senate and is headed to the governor’s desk. Deuter’s House Bill 4948 would create the Intelligent Speed Assistance Program, which …
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — State Rep. Nabeela Syed, D-Palatine, passed monumental legislation years in the making on Thursday that would create a Prescription Drug Affordability Board to review the affordability and accessibility of medication and set upper …
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In an effort to make driving safer in Will County, state Rep. Anthony DeLuca, D-Chicago Heights, advanced a plan out of the House Thursday that would require the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to conduct a road safety …
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Working to protect homeowners from medical debt, state Rep. Margaret DeLaRosa, D-Lombard, is advancing a bill to the governor’s desk for consideration that ensures patients’ primary residence and property cannot be used in legal action …
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — State Rep. Suzanne Ness, D-Carpentersville, is celebrating a local woman’s retirement from an impressive service career as director of the Johnsburg Public Library while also highlighting her fight battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis …
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A bill, backed by state Rep. Aarón Ortíz, D-Chicago, requiring all grocery chains that offer e-coupons in Illinois to provide, and honor, a physical coupon alternative passed out of the Senate on Wednesday, and now heads to the governor …
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Working to protect homeowners from medical debt, state Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights, is sending a bill to Governor JB Pritzker’s desk ensuring patients’ primary residences and property cannot be used in legal action by …
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Fighting to restore affordability for Illinois households, state State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, is advancing a series of bills to the governor’s desk cutting costs on everyday purchases and utilities, banning gimmicks that …
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A plan in Springfield backed by state Rep. Elizabeth “Lisa” Hernandez, D-Cicero, would establish a debt-free pathway for people seeking careers in cosmetology and barbering, better enabling them to gain hands-on experience and earn …
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Amy “Murri” Briel, D-Ottawa, is advancing a bill to thegovernor’s desk for consideration ensuring patients’ primary residence and property cannot be used in legal action by hospitals seeking to recover unpaid medical debt. “ …
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