State Rep. Mike Smiddy is talking with constituents in his Quad Cities district this summer: http://www.clintonherald.com/community/smiddy-plans-town-hall/article_90a4db1a-5993-11e6-8b46-67a3039ae407.html
Children with a rare autoimmune disorder have a friend in state Rep. Deb Conroy: http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/community/chi-ugc-article-conroy-continues-to-fight-for-children-suffer-2016-04-28-story.html
State Rep. Carol Sente says the governor should sign legislation to better protect victims of child abuse: http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/community/chi-ugc-article-sente-encourages-governor-to-sign-lake-county-2016-06-27-story.html
State Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia awards these West Aurora students the Seal of Biliteracy: http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/community/chi-ugc-article-west-aurora-students-to-be-awarded-seal-of-bi-2016-04-26-story.html
State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit joined police officers from around the state to honor those who have lost their lives in the line of duty: http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/community/chi-ugc-article-kifowit-commemorates-fallen-officers-at-memor-2016-05-06-story.html
A tragic bike accident prompted state Rep. Anna Moeller to push this new law giving bicyclists more rights: http://www.chicagolawbulletin.com/Articles/2016/08/17/Biking-law-8-17-16.aspx
State Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth receives praise for her efforts to preserve the Teen REACH after-school program: http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/after-school-program-gets-security-from-state
House Speaker Michael Madigan is one such leader. Ads against Smiddy during this campaign have portrayed him as lapdog for Madigan. “It’s funny …
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This letter writer from East Alton thanks state Rep. Dan Beiser for his commitment to the rights of gun owners: http://www.bnd.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article97662947.html