by Joe Giatras | Mar 14, 2024 | Newsletters
COVER STORY Honoring Ellen Martin I can’t let Women’s History Month go by without taking a moment to honor Ellen Martin. Every year, I am newly inspired by the brave woman lawyer who led a group of women to vote in Lombard in 1891 – nearly three decades...
by Joe Giatras | Mar 7, 2024 | Newsletters
COVER STORY Honoring Wheaton’s Marget Hamilton As we celebrate Women’s History Month, I want to share the life stories of some amazing DuPage County women, beginning with Marget Hamilton, Wheaton’s first female Councilwoman and Mayor. Hamilton first...
by Joe Giatras | Mar 4, 2024 | Newsletters
COVER STORY Breaking the Stigma around Dementia For many of us, the possibility of facing dementia as we age is terrifying. When we see friends and family members dealing with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia, our fears can lead us to look away, pull back,...
by Joe Giatras | Feb 22, 2024 | Newsletters
COVER STORY Governor’s Budget Address As I listened to the Governor’s budget address, I felt proud of the great progress that we have made together in putting our state on a solid fiscal foundation, as proven by our nine credit upgrades over the past five years....
by Joe Giatras | Feb 21, 2024 | Recent Articles
Costa Howard Responds to Governor’s Budget Address, Focuses on Balanced Approach SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, issued the following statement Wednesday after Gov. J.B. Pritzker gave his annual budget address: “As I listened to the...
