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Illinois lawmaker calls for strengthening protection for homeschooled children
State Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, is calling for stronger homeschool laws following reporting about the state’s lax oversight. She’s pictured in a file photo on the House floor. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
State Rep. Terra Costa Howard invites residents to explore the outdoors with the District 42 Summer Parks Passport
State Rep. Terra Costa Howard (D- Lombard) invites residents of District 42 to explore more of the district’s parks and forest preserves with her new District 42 Summer Parks Passport.
States Across the Country Are Reforming Guardianship. New York Is Not One of Them.
This is such an important issue. Great story by ProPublica.
July 25th
I am constantly amazed by the evolution of our public libraries. Today, our libraries serve as true centers for our communities, providing services and programs that we could not have imagined when we were children getting our very first library cards.
July 18th
Once again, I’m looking at the calendar and realizing that summer is almost half over. On this incredibly lovely June day, I’m drawn once again to that unforgettable line from Mary Oliver’s amazing poem, The Summer Day: “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
July 11th
Now that the new fiscal year has begun, I wanted to take a couple minutes and explain my votes on the state budget bills. As you may already know, I voted against the revenue bill and in favor of the other bills in the package – the $53 billion budget itself and the budget implementation bill (“BIMP”), which gives the State the power to actually spend the money in the budget.