State Representative Larry Walsh Jr. and other local officials will honor local veterans at Walsh’s annual Veterans Day breakfast from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Stone City VFW, 124 Stone City Drive in Joliet.
The event is free for all veterans and their families. Walsh will be joined by state representatives Natalie Manley, Dagmara Avelar and State Senator Meg Loughran Cappel.
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Champaign, Ill (WICS) — State Rep. Carol Ammons will join Clerk & Recorder Aaron Ammons, and the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation to provide housing, healthcare, and other resource information to Veterans.
This event will be held at the American Legion Post 559 at 704 N. Hickory St. in Champaign on Friday, Nov. 10 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
“The organizers of this event have a responsibility to be points of contact for state and local resources for Veterans in need,” Representative Ammons said. “Particularly on Veterans Day, we need to reaffirm our commitment to honoring and supporting all current and former service members. Their sacrifices do not go unnoticed. The sponsors of this event, along with the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation, hope many of our Urbana-Champaign veterans will join us this Friday from 12- 2 p.m. at the American Legion Post 559.”
As Joint Chairwoman of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus, Ammons is partnering with her fellow members to distribute groceries and bring in local and state organizations.
Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons’s office will provide lunch from Neil St. Blues to all veterans who attend.
Brigadier General Daniel R. McDonough will serve as a guest speaker.
The event is free and open to the public.
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November 8, 2023 at 07:26PM
Plainfield Democratic State Representative Harry Benton is proposing a bill that would restore tax breaks for union members on things like union dues and equipment.
Benton says the tax breaks previously were in place.
Benton is a union ironworker.
The bill could be discussed during the spring legislative session next year, when many new bills are introduced.
House bill 4088 has been filed and is currently assigned to the House Rules Committee.
Benton hopes the bill will help families still trying regain economic stability following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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State Representative Stephanie Kifowit is sponsoring a resolution to declare Dec. 26 as Cold War Veterans Recognition Day in the State of Illinois.
The resolution HR0443 is set to be considered during the fall veto session. It aims to honor the valiant efforts and sacrifices made by men and women of the armed forces during the Cold War period, which spanned from Sept. 2, 1945 to Dec. 26, 1991.
The date holds a special significance, as in 1991 it marked the official end of the Cold War.
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The Illinois House and Senate are heading back to Springfield for what they call a veto session. Local 4 talked with three area legislators to talk about the session and what they hope to accomplish.
Rep. Gregg Johnson (D-72) will be attending his first veto session as a representative. “A veto session is where we go back for a couple of weeks and the governor has either signed or not signed legislation coming through,” he said. “If there’s legislation that he didn’t agree with, the piece of legislation that was passed he will veto that. Then it comes back to us again for a revote to decide if we either choose to override that veto or allow his veto to stand.”
Rep. Tony McCombie (R – IL House Minority Leader) says Governor Pritzker doesn’t have to completely veto a bill. “He could strike the whole bill, or it could just be lines within a bill,” she said. “I think we only have six bills, three full vetoes and three amendatory.” McCombie says that just because a certain bill has been vetoed doesn’t guarantee it will be brought up in the veto session. “That’s up to the majority party so that would be up to Speaker Welch whether or not he calls those and the same in the Senate, which would be President Harmon.”
Johnson is looking forward to the veto session. “I’m excited to go there and learn another part of the process. I’m a freshman legislator, so every day that I’m there, I learn a little bit more. Now I get to learn about the veto session, learn how that takes place.”
Sen. Mike Halpin, (D-36) has seen many of these veto sessions. “This is something I’ve been through each year that I’ve been a member of the General Assembly for six years in the House,” said Halpin. “This will be my first veto session as a senator and what I’m looking forward to is taking a look at some of the legislation that the governor may have vetoed for a particular reason but is willing to work with the legislature to try to meet the idea that we were trying to pass and try to come to an agreement on what a new piece of legislation looks like.”
McCombie and Halpin have a common hope for the session – that the moratorium on building new nuclear facilities is lifted.
“One of the things that we did in May was to pass a bill that would allow us to consider some other safe nuclear energy sources here in the state,” said Halpin. “We’ve had a moratorium on nuclear energy for several decades now but as we transition away from dirty fossil fuels, we need to have options to supplement our wind and our solar energy sources. I think we need to reach agreement on that so we can get our best technological minds on researching and figuring out what we might be able to do in the future.”
“I think a shared priority for both Republicans and Democrats in the House and the Senate was a veto of SB-76 and that was the nuclear bill,” said McCombie. “Sue Resin carried it in the Senate and Lance Yednock carried it here in the House. I have hopes that that bill is able to be presented again and have another vote because it was passed by both the House and the Senate by a strong majority.”
“Even if this bill does pass, there is a lot of guidelines through the state and through the federal government, so we are far off on having anything done in the state concerning nuclear,” she said. “If we don’t lift the moratorium, we can’t even begin that.”
Johnson’s lone issue with the veto session is one most members of any legislative body can understand. “I really love going and serving the public (but) you still miss your family. I’ve been home for a few months now, since we wrapped up, and the hardest part is being away from my wife and daughter and my entire family down there. But you’ve got to go to Springfield if you want to make a difference, you want to make the world better.”
“The hardest part really is being away from your family for another week,” said Halpin. “It’s always good to see my colleagues; there are always any number of issues that we need to try to find solutions on, so I look forward to that every time we’re down here.
“I’ll be back in district next week and then back in Springfield the following week for our second week of veto session,” he continued. That’s when I think it’s more likely we’ll finalize any of the legislation that we’re talking about in that second week. This week, I think, is just time for everybody to sit down and talk discuss these issues fully and see where we can reach some agreement.”
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October 23, 2023 at 05:17PM
JOLIET, IL –State Rep. Larry Walsh, D-Elwood, has opened a new constituent service office at 3141 W. Jefferson St. in Joliet. For the past several years, Walsh had his office located in a less visible area of Joliet in an office building along Springfield Avenue.
“While we’ve been at the old location for years, it was time to move to a location that is more accessible for the majority of our residents,” Walsh announced in his press release. “Although there was a change in location, my staff and I will continue to deliver the same services and assistance that our community deserves and expects.”
Walsh’s Joliet office recently changed locations to become more accessible for residents residing in the 86th District, which includes parts of Joliet, and other towns such as Elwood, Channahon and Shorewood.
The phone number and email address will carry over from the old office: 815-730-7600 and statereplarrywalshjr@gmail.com.
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October 23, 2023 at 09:29AM
PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria lawmaker has filed legislation in Springfield that, if approved, would funnel money into research on, and education about, blood clots.
State Representative Jehan Gordon-Booth (D-Peoria) used the backdrop of the Bleeding and Clotting Disorders Institute Monday to talk about the legislation that she says the Illinois Department of Public Health supports. She filed it this past Friday, World Thrombosis Day.
It was inspired by Deveraux and Kristie Hubbard, whose son, Deveraux II, died more than a decade ago from a pulmonary embolism while home from college – not the flu, like they first thought.
“We learned that tragically. But, since that day, we’ve worked hard to teach others the signs and symptoms, so that they would not have to suffer the way our family has suffered,” said Kristie Hubbard, Deveraux’s mother, and one of the heads of the Deveraux Hubbard II Foundation in Peoria.
The symptoms can move to being flu-like, or as if you were having a heart attack, among others. But, they can start as “swelling, pain, warmness, fullness, tingling, numbness in the arms or legs could be the first sign of a blood clot,” said Dr. Michael Tarantino, CEO and Chief Medical Officer, Bleeding and Clotting Disorders Institute. “That has to be addressed right away to prevent a pulmonary embolism from happening.”
IDPH would be primarily responsible for dealing with the education, awareness, and diagnosis components, as well as the formation of an advisory committee, if approved, said Gordon-Booth – who, as a lead budgeteer in Springfield, says the measure will somehow get passed.
Question is, just how much money would be involved?
“I will ensure that there is an appropriate appropriation attached to allow not just the work on the departmental side, but also specific to the first element of the legislation which requires additional education, advocacy, and awareness,” said Gordon-Booth.
If approved, the measure is also expected to help in the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis.
The bill is HB 4172.
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PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — State Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth will be joining the Bleeding & Clotting Disorders Institute on Monday to discuss the legislation she introduced Friday.
Along with the legislation, HB4172, Gordon-Booth and the BCDI officials will be highlighting the challenges and the treatment for those impacted by blood disorders.
“Blood clots and clotting disorders have had a significant impact on families across our community, including Deveraux and Kristie Hubbard who tragically lost their son Devereaux Hubbard II from a pulmonary embolism caused by a blood clot,” Gordon-Booth said. “Since then, they’ve worked within our community to build awareness about blood clots and clotting disorders in his honor and to help save lives.
Gordon-Booth went on to say the BCDI will not only be important to those in Peoria but to the entire state.
"I’m honored to partner with them on this legislation, and I’m thankful for the critical role that BCDI plays not just for residents in Peoria, but for thousands across Illinois,” she continued.
The legislation she introduced Friday, on World Thrombosis Day, was filed to increase awareness and education efforts and to help with the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis. The legislation is ultimately to reduce incidents of morbidity and mortality caused by blood clots.
Gordon-Booth and the BCDI officials will hold the press conference on Monday at 10:30 a.m. at the BCDI building located at 427 W. Northmoor Road in Peoria.
To learn more about the press conference or the legislation, email Gordon-Booth at RepJGordon@gmail.com.
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