Illinois State Senate District 38
Recent News About Illinois State Senate District 38
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 38: Sen. Rezin, Rep. Ford call for Joint Hearing on Illinois’ COVID-19 response
State Senator Sue Rezin (R-Morris) and State Representative La Shawn Ford (D-Chicago) joined together to call on Senate President Don Harmon and House Speaker Michael Madigan to call a joint hearing of the General Assembly to discuss the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 38: Sen. Rezin requests public hearing on Governor’s mitigation rules
Illinois has some of the strongest ethics laws on the books, but many are rendered toothless because the appropriate state and local authorities can’t adequately investigate and enforce them.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 38: Sen. Rezin reminds local businesses of available grants as Region 7 heads into mitigations
With the recent announcement that Region 7 will be entering new resurgence mitigations heading into the weekend, State Senator Sue Rezin (R-Morris) is reminding local businesses to apply for financial assistance grants through the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO).
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 38: Sign the petition to demand anti-corruption reform
As the Fall Veto Session approaches, the Illinois Senate Republican Caucus is encouraging the public to sign their petition urging Democrats to end their stall tactics and take up real anti-corruption reform.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 38: National Manufacturing Month
The Illinois Manufactures’ Association is partnering with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to recognize National Manufacturing Month throughout October.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 38: Livestock, poultry producers able to receive COVID-19 funding assistance
$5 million in business recovery funding is available for livestock producers and small meat and poultry plants suffering interruptions as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 38: Rezin joins with Senate Republicans to push for anti-corruption legislative package
Indictments, charges, and investigations into state legislators continue to make headlines, members of the Senate Republican Caucus have introduced a package of bills seeking to root out government corruption among members of the General Assembly.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 38: Application Process Open for Second Round of Business Interruption Grants
The second round of the Business Interruption Grant (BIG) Program is now open.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 38: How To Vote By Mail
Registered or non-registered members of the U.S. Armed Forces while on active duty, members of the Merchant Marines, and/or U.S. government employees serving outside the U.S., as well as their spouse and dependent(s) who expect to be absent from their county of residence on Election Day.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 38: Moratorium on Residential Disconnections Voluntarily Extended by Several Utilities
On Sept. 2, the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) announced that several of the state’s regulated electric, natural gas, water and sewer utilities have voluntarily agreed to extend their moratoriums on disconnections for residential customers.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 38: Sen. Rezin reacts to Exelon’s Announcement to Close Dresden Generating Station
On August 27, the Exelon Corporation announced its intentions to close its Dresden Generating Station. State Senator Sue Rezin (R-Morris) issued the following statement in response.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 38: Rezin urges Governor to reopen unemployment offices
On August 20, State Senator Sue Rezin (R-Morris) joined with several Senate Republican lawmakers to issue a letter to Governor Pritzker regarding continuing issues with the Illinois unemployment system.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 38: Deadline Extended for those Applying for Nutrition Benefits Amid Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic
The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) has extended to August 31 the deadline for Illinoisans to apply for nutrition benefits.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 38: IHDA Launches Emergency Rental Assistance Program
The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) has developed the Emergency Rental Assistance program to support Illinois tenants who are unable to pay for rent due to a COVID-19-related loss of income.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 38: Senator Rezin Urges Congress to Return Commonwealth Edison Fine to Ratepayers
State Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) is co-sponsoring a resolution urging the U.S. Congress to return ComEd’s $200 million fine to their ratepayers in Illinois either through direct payments or by directing the funds to the Illinois Commerce Commission for distribution to ratepayers.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 38: Register for Sen. Rezin’s upcoming Blood Drive!
To help meet the current demand for blood donations, State Senator Sue Rezin is partnering with Versiti Blood Center of Illinois to host a blood drive on Tuesday, August 11 at the Westclox Building Atrium.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 38: New COVID-19 mitigation plan, regions announced,
On Wednesday, July 15 public health officials and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker laid out a new COVID-19 mitigation plan, metrics and revised regions for monitoring the pandemic’s impact on Illinois.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 38: Administration moves to restrict federal COVID money for most municipalities
Members of the Illinois Municipal League, which represents local governments, joined with manufacturers and retail business owners to push back against a new rule from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) regarding how funds from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) are distributed to local governments.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 38: Rezin supports breakthrough utility relief agreement
State Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) says she supports a breakthrough utility relief agreement that will help utility customers who have been financially affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 38: Rezin Encourages Local Mayors & County Board Chairs to Show Support for Small Businesses by Calling on the Governor to Modify Reopening Plan
I joined my Senate Republican colleagues to send a letter calling on the Governor to revise his Restore Illinois Plan and allow Illinois to move forward into Phase four.