CHICAGO – August marks 100 years since the 19th Amendment was added to the United States Constitution, granting suffrage to women. State Senator Sara Feigenholtz (D-Chicago), who currently serves as President of the Women’s Network of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) moderated an event celebrating a century of women’s enfranchisement. “The recognition of the 19th Amendment is arguably one of the most
CHICAGO – Last week, the Illinois Department of Transportation unveiled its Multi-Year Plan, a compressive list of all scheduled and future construction projects in Illinois. State Senator Sara Feigenholtz (D-Chicago) announced that some of the grants will be used for infrastructure improvements in Northside communities. “Making improvements to infrastructure is a simple way to ease traffic congestion as well as make streets safer for
CHICAGO – Earlier this week, the Trump administration announced a plan to deploy agents from the Department of Homeland Security to Chicago to respond to local unrest. State Senator Sara Feigenholtz (D-Chicago) released the following statement: “The president continues to wreak havoc and chaos across our country by determining that Homeland Security agents should be sent to Chicago,” Feigenholtz said. “There is no way
