SPRINGFIELD – To help municipalities, business owners and convention bureaus promote local tourist activities and attract visitors to all corners of Illinois, State Senator Sara Feigenholtz is leading a measure to create the Tourism Preservation and Sustainability District Act. “Tourism and hospitality are top revenue-generating industries that drive our state forward,” said Feigenholtz (D-Chicago), chair of the Senate Tourism and Hospitality Committee. “House Bill
Senator Sara Feigenholtz is excited to announce additional funding for nonprofits and human services providers who support low-income and marginalized populations. The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) and the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) have announced a partnership with TEC Services Consulting, Inc to oversee and provide the Human Services Capital Investment Grant Program. Funded by Rebuild Illinois, this program
Reminds adoptees they can access their original birth certificates CHICAGO – In honoring National Adoption Day, State Senator Sara Feigenholtz is also celebrating the 11th anniversary of the Original Birth Certificate Access Law. Before its passage, birth certificates for adoptees remained sealed under state law. The historic legislation made Illinois the most populous state in the nation at the time to grant access and
