SPRINGFIELD – The Senate Labor Committee approved a measure sponsored by State Senator Sara Feigenholtz (D-Chicago) that will allow teachers and other school employees to use paid sick leave after fostering, adopting or giving birth to a child. “Today’s Illinois families are formed and function quite differently than when these laws were originally written,” Feigenholtz said. “New parents, including LGBTQ+ couples and single parents,
SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Sara Feigenholtz (D-Chicago) recently honored 352 local high school students who were named 2021-22 Illinois State Scholars by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. Illinois State Scholar winners rank in approximately the top 10% of the state’s high school seniors from 676 high schools in all 102 counties. Selection is based on a combination of standardized test scores and class rank
SPRINGFIELD – In response to several instances of shackles and other hard restraints being used during the transport of youth in the care of the Department of Children and Family Services, State Senator Sara Feigenholtz (D-Chicago) is sponsoring a measure that restricts the use of restraints. “When a kid in DCFS care is being moved, that process alone already has the potential to be
