by Kate Kissane | Feb 20, 2025 | Newsletters
Digging into the state budget Now that Governor Pritzker has proposed his budget for the coming year, the General Assembly has the responsibility to work with the Governor to make sure our state’s spending plan supports our top priorities. As we dig into this...
by Joe Giatras | Feb 13, 2025 | Newsletters
Join my ID/DD Roundtable Discussion People with intellectual and developmental disabilities need – and deserve – a wide range of services and resources. I’m joining forces with State Sen. Laura Ellman and State Rep. Janet Yang Rohr to host a roundtable...
by Joe Giatras | Feb 6, 2025 | Newsletters
Supporting foster families with the KIND Act When a family is in crisis, children desperately need support, stability, and love. That’s why grandparents and other relatives are often the first choice to serve as foster families when a child goes into the care of...
by Joe Giatras | Jan 31, 2025 | Newsletters
New committee assignments! As we embark on this new legislative session, I’m very pleased to announce my committee assignments: Human Services (Chair) Adoption & Child Welfare (Vice-Chair) Appropriations: Health and Human Services Gaming Health Care Licenses...
by Joe Giatras | Jan 23, 2025 | Newsletters
Human Trafficking Awareness Month For many of us, January is a time to make giant platters of nachos and invite friends and neighbors over to watch the playoffs and cheer loudly for our favorite teams. But advocates for victims and survivors of sex trafficking remind...
by Joe Giatras | Jan 16, 2025 | Newsletters
A BEACON for families I have devoted my entire career to advocating for children and vulnerable people, first as an attorney and court-appointed guardian ad litem, and now as your State Representative. Again and again, I have seen firsthand the impacts of childhood...
