After repeatedly hearing from concerned community members and traffic safety advocates about vehicle crashes and fatalities along DuSable Lake Shore Drive, State Senator Sara Feigenholtz is leading a plan to address safety concerns on one of Chicago’s busiest traffic corridors. “In just five years, DuSable Lake Shore Drive has seen over 16,000 crashes with 59 deaths and over 4,000 injuries,” Feigenholtz (D-Chicago) said. “Traditional
Teachers and future teachers could soon have an easier path to expand the number of subjects they can teach under legislation led by State Senator Sara Feigenholtz. “Teachers shouldn’t have to sacrifice their careers when family or medical obligations arise,” Feigenholtz (D-Chicago) said. “We need to make sure the steps we’re taking to address the teacher shortage actually help teachers instead of hinder them.”
Illinois teachers and families would have better tools to identify behavioral and mental health needs for youth to connect them with community-based supports under a measure led by State Senator Sara Feigenholtz. “My focus has always been on prioritizing behavioral health care and social services that reinforce our commitments to Illinois children and families, and this legislation continues that important work,” Feigenholtz (D-Chicago) said.
