SPRINGFIELD – In an effort to address the growing number of out-of-school and jobless youth in Illinois, legislation sponsored by State...

SPRINGFIELD – Today, members of the Senate’s Executive Committee called a special hearing to question a Rauner administration agency head...

SPRINGFIELD – Key negotiators for the Illinois Senate Democrats today said budget talks at the Statehouse are progressing, and they urged...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – As part of her commitment to lift up middle-class families in Illinois, state Rep. Camille Lilly, D-Oak Park, joined...

SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Mattie Hunter (D- Chicago) issued the following statement after today’s budget legislation votes: We’ve been...

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate voted today to pass a balanced budget that would end the budget impasse. State Senator Donne Trotter...

SPRINGFIELD – Senator Patricia Van Pelt (D-Chicago) issued the following statement in response to the Senate’s passage of a balanced...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – To lift up the working men and women who have gone years without receiving a raise, state Rep. Sonya Harper,...

SPRINGFIELD – State Sen. Jacqueline Collins, D-Chicago, issued the following statement today as the General Assembly passed the first...

CHICAGO – Hoping to streamline the process to register to vote, state Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, supported a measure that will allow...

SPRINGFIELD, IL. – On Friday, a measure to ensure the responsible management of the Illinois Common School Fund and provide more funding...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Camille Lilly, D-Oak Park, is standing with millions of Americans by sponsoring legislation which states...

CHICAGO – In response to massive proposed changes to national health care, and the negative impact it will have on families in the...

CHICAGO – In an effort to make voting easier and more accessible for citizens, state Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin, D-Chicago, passed...

CHICAGO – State Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, met with local residents during her satellite office hours at the 11th Ward Constituent...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – At a time when Chicago students are denied educational opportunities available to wealthier suburban students located...

SPRINGFIELD- Chair of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus and Assistant Senate Majority Leader Kimberly A. Lightford (D-Maywood) held a...

CHICAGO – To help protect immigrant families from the Trump administration’s new, extreme immigration policies, state Rep. Sonya Harper,...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – As states across the country engage in voter suppression, state Rep. Juliana Stratton, D-Chicago, is fighting to...

HILLSIDE, Ill. – To provide additional protections to students and individuals paying off their student loans, state Rep. Emanuel “Chris”...