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Friday, August 14, 2020
DuPage County Expands Small Business Relief Program

The DuPage County Board has voted to remove a restriction from the County’s Reinvest DuPage small business grant relief program.  In May, the Board allocated $7 million in monies received…


Friday, August 14, 2020
Rep. Amy Grant Shares Back-to-School Q & A from IL Dept. of Public Health

This week schools and school districts received a list of frequently asked questions and answers about the return to school during the COVID-19 pandemic. The document was prepared by the…


Thursday, August 6, 2020
ICC Announces One-Month Extension on Moratorium on Disconnections

The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) has announced that several of the state’s large and small regulated electric, natural gas, water and sewer utilities have voluntarily agreed to keep residential customers…


Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Rep. Grant Warns of Internet Scammers Posing as COVID-19 Contact Tracers

State Representative Amy Grant is alerting Illinoisans to a new online scam involving people trying to pass themselves off as COVID-19 contact tracers. According to Rep. Grant, scammers are reaching…


Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Rules for Fall In-Person Learning Released by ISBE and IDPH

The Illinois State Board of Education and Department of Public Health have announced guidelines for Illinois schools to safely return to in-person Instruction as the state advances to Phase 4…


Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Rep. Grant Shares Guidelines for Phase 4 of Reopen Plan

All four regions of Illinois will move into Phase 4 of the Governor’s Restore Illinois Plan on Friday, June 26, 2020. Phase 4 guidelines were designed by the Department of…


Monday, June 15, 2020
Pre-Registration now available for in-person Driver’s License/ ID Card Services

The Illinois Secretary of State announced that his office has launched an online driver’s license and ID card preregistration application program to reduce the processing time of transactions at Driver…


Monday, June 8, 2020
Rep. Grant Shares IDPH Rules for Swimming Pool Use in Phase 3

The IL Department of Public Health recently published guidelines for the use of public swimming pools during Phase 3 of Governor Pritzker’s reopen plan. The IDPH guidelines apply to swimming…


Thursday, June 4, 2020
Free Job Training Available for Unemployed Illinoisans

Get Hired Illinois is a web portal that connects out of work Illinoisans with job and career training opportunities during the coronavirus pandemic. The Get Hired portal provides information on…


Thursday, June 4, 2020
Grant Shares Metra Plans to Ensure Passenger Health & Safety

Metra is taking several steps to ensure passengers will feel safe using its system. Social distancing/train schedules Metra will provide an opportunity for responsible physical distancing on its trains as…