CHICAGO—State Senator Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (D-Chicago) released the following statement on the governor’s amendatory veto (AV) of House Bill 1468, which prevents the delivery of assault weapons until 72 hours after application for purchase: “It’s clear that the governor’s rewrite of HB 1468 is a partisan ploy to kill this legislation. This plan o...

CHICAGO—State Senator Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (D-Chicago) issued the following statement in response to testimony from Illinois Department of Public Health Director Nirav Shah stating that gun violence is a public health crisis: “I am glad Director Shah agrees with me that the level of gun violence plaguing our communities is unacceptably high and is...

SPRINGFIELD—Businesses along Illinois’ borders will be able to better take advantage of state resources thanks to legislation that passed the Senate today. State Senator Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (D-Chicago) is the sponsor of Senate Bill 3285, which aims to help businesses located in Illinois identify existing and often underused state resources. “Running...

SPRINGFIELD—Many mothers across the state struggle to use the court system in Illinois because they lack a place to breastfeed and pump. State Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (D-Chicago) passed Senate Bill 3503 out of the Senate today. The legislation requires circuit courts to have a lactation room. “Mothers should not have to worry about where they’ll b...

SPRINGFIELD—Illinois colleges and universities, particularly institutions like Chicago State University (CSU) would be further devastated by Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed budget, which aims to shift hundreds of millions of dollars in pension and health care costs to state universities. CSU enrolls approximately 7,000 students on the South Side of C...

SPRINGFIELD—State Senator Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (D-Chicago) released the following statement after Gov. Bruce Rauner’s budget address: “In his budget address for the upcoming fiscal year, the governor has once again failed to present the General Assembly with a reasonable plan to address the fiscal challenges facing our state. The governor fails to o...

SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (D- Chicago) released the following statement after Gov. Bruce Rauner’s State of the State address: “The governor has once again failed to lay out a plan that will allow us to work together and move our state forward. Today’s address continues the governor’s standard practice of making speeches long o...