SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Sara Feigenholtz (D-Chicago) expressed her support Wednesday for the investments in the Department of Children and Family Services and public education included in Governor JB Pritzker’s proposed budget. The proposal included a $147 million funding increase to solve longstanding problems at DCFS, the state’s child welfare agency. “For years, we’ve heard horror stories about abuse and neglect of children under
Today, members of the Illinois Senate joined the House of Representatives to hear Governor JB Pritzker’s second State of the State address. Here are some of our senators’ reactions to what he said in his address and what they anticipate in this new legislative session. Sen. Sara Feigenholtz (Chicago): “It’s critical that we provide our students with every opportunity possible to succeed. Last year,
