On May 15, in honor of Mother’s Day, Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Alma Adams (NC-12), and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) reintroduced the Momnibus Act, historic legislation to save moms’ lives and address every driver of maternal mortality, morbidity, and disparities in the United States.
State Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) recently said state lawmakers want to introduce real pretrial fairness in Illinois by addressing reform that considers the rights of the accused but not at the expense of the rest of the residents in the state.
At its April 24 meeting, the Montgomery Village Board of Trustees vented frustration over a nearly $5,000 price increase in the cost of a public works truck ordered from JX Peterbilt.
Governor JB Pritzker of Illinois signed a law on May 3 designed to prevent institutions that ban books from receiving state funds. According to The Hill, this bill is in reaction to the nationwide movement to withdraw specific titles from circulation.
The Montgomery Village Board of Trustees considered two proposals during its April 24 meeting for vehicles in its police fleet, one measure tagging many of the current fleet as surplus property and another approving the purchase of new squad cars.
The village of Montgomery honored engineering advisory and consultant Peter Wallers during its April 24 board meeting. He is among seven recipients of the 2023 Regional Excellence Awards.
During the April 26 IMA convention in Springfield, Gov. JB Pritzker revealed that business leaders across the state have expressed concerns over pending legislation and the state's business climate.
The annexation of large parcels of land for a proposed warehouse and distribution project proved to be contentious at the April 18 meeting of the Joliet City Council.
Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Steve Womack (AR-03), Chris Pappas (NH-01), and Dave Joyce (OH-14) re-introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen oversight and accountability at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Yesterday during an Appropriations hearing, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell confirmed that FEMA has implemented changes to support breastfeeding families from Representative Lauren Underwood’s (IL-14) Delivering Essentials to Mothers Amid Disasters (DEMAND) Act.
Illinois State Rep. Jed Davis has taken an interest in the case of a young Illinois student who refused to wear a facemask and was denied being able to take the roadway test that would allow her to receive her driver’s license.
On April 17th, First Lady M.K Pritzker was appointed to the Committee for the Preservation of the White House, shortly after Chicago was announced as the host city for the 2024 Democratic Convention.
At the April 10 meeting of the Montgomery Village Board, the board heard a presentation from Police Commander Ismael Diaz, who had just returned from ten weeks of training at the FBI Academy in Quantico.