Plainfield - State Senator Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant is excited to announce that the Office of the State Fire Marshal is now accepting applications for the state's Small Equipment Grant program.

Bolingbrook - As the 2020 United States Census gets underway, state Rep. John Connor, D-Lockport, is bringing together Census Bureau staff, elected officials and local immigrant support groups to emphasize the importance of a complete count at a seminar scheduled ...

Pharmaceutical companies will no longer be able to charge diabetic Illinoisans large out-of-pocket prices for their insulin under new legislation passes now heads to governor’s desk. "The use of insulin by diabetic individuals is nonnegotiable," said State Rep. Natalie Manley, ...

State Senator Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant (D-Shorewood) invites residents to her January satellite office hours in Joliet and Romeoville.

Two new laws initiated by Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office that went into effect Jan. 1 Both new laws offer additional protections for people throughout Illinois and provide my office with better tools to fight against unfair and unlawful practices ...

Governor JB Pritzker signed a pension consolidation bill into law. The legislation, SB1300, will consolidate Illinois’ 649 downstate and suburban police and fire pension funds. By consolidating pension assets, SB1300 will increase investment returns and decrease the cost of managing ...

State Rep. John Connor, D-Lockport, is recognizing Service members and their loved ones during Military Family Appreciation Month by highlighting new efforts to support members of the armed forces and their families.

Starting Jan. 1, 2020, Illinois residents’ genetic testing results will be protected. Bertino-Tarrant (D-Shorewood) championed House Bill 2189, which prohibits companies that provide direct-to-consumer commercial genetic testing such as ancestry.com and 23andMe, from sharing any test results with health or ...

The Illinois Manufacturers' Association (IMA) released the following statement regarding House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's announcement that House Democrats and the White House have reached a tentative agreement on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA):

State Senator Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant (D-Shorewood) urges residents to reference the Illinois Attorney General’s annual safe shopping guide this holiday season. This year’s guide includes information about more than 30 products deemed safety hazards that range from choking hazards, articles of ...

Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general fighting to ensure women are able to maintain access to safe, legal abortions. In an amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, supporting the petitioners in June Medical ...

To help ensure residents in Will County are warm during the cold winter months, State Senator Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant (D-Shorewood) is launching a winter clothing drive. From Nov. 25 to Dec. 13, local and state elected officials are working together to ...

New Year’s Day 2020 brings in a new decade and high expectations for Illinois’ legalization of adult cannabis use. The major advocacy voice for the cannabis industry wants to make sure Illinoisans are ready for a slow, steady rollout on ...