Traffic along Lake Shore Drive in Chicago

Illinois EPA unveils plan for restoring vehicle emissions test sites in Chicago, thanks to Feigenholtz law

CHICAGO – The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency released a plan Friday to replace the vehicle emission testing sites that have been closed in the City of Chicago since 2016, thanks to a law championed by State Senator Sara Feigenholtz. “I am pleased that IEPA’s plan incorporates new self-service kiosks and proposes to utilize the former high-capacity station on Forest Preserve Drive, which is still

Feigenholtz joins Northwest Side community to rededicate Kolmar Park in honor of Jewish poet killed at Auschwitz

CHICAGO – State Senator Sara Feigenholtz will join advocates, community leaders and residents on Thursday to rededicate Kolmar Park, located on the Northwest Side of Chicago, to German-Jewish poet Gertrud Käthe Chodziesner, known by the literary pseudonym Gertrud Kolmar. Nearly two years of advocacy and petitioning by the Old Irving Park Association, Jewish organizations and even Kolmar’s own living relatives led to the Chicago

An orange shredding services truck parked outside of the 44th Ward Office on Sheffield Avenue in Chicago.

Feigenholtz partners with area lawmakers to host fall shred day

CHICAGO – To help community members prevent identity fraud and protect their personal information, State Senator Sara Feigenholtz is joining 44th Ward Alderman Tom Tunney and State Representative Margaret Croke to host a paper shredding event on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 9 a.m. to noon at the 44th Ward Office, located at 3223 N. Sheffield Avenue in Chicago. “Document shredding is a great way