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Monday, August 3, 2020
Rep. Grant Provides Resources for Seniors to Help Protect Against Internet Scams and Voter Disenfranchisement

The following letter was recently sent to older adults living in the 42nd District: I recently came across some insightful information that addresses some issues faced by older adults and…


Monday, August 3, 2020
Podcast: Rep. Grant on passing legislation to expand vote by mail while important ethics reform legislation sits idle

State Representative Amy Grant recently sat down to discuss the majority party’s decision to push through a massive expansion of Illinois’ vote by mail system while problems with automatic voter…


Thursday, July 30, 2020
Rep. Amy Grant Co-Sponsors Resolution to Remove Mike Madigan as Speaker of the House

Since it was learned two weeks ago that ComEd agreed to pay a $200 million fine for a pay-to-play scheme that involved Speaker of the House Mike Madigan, dozens of…


Monday, July 27, 2020
Rep. Amy Grant Features Recent St. Francis Graduate in July Student Spotlight

Hat’s off to Winfield’s Julian “Juju” Pointner, who is my Student Spotlight feature for the month of July! Last summer, following her junior year of high school at St. Francis…


Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Legislative News from Rep. Amy Grant

Madigan Implicated in ComEd Scheme By now you have probably heard that House Speaker Mike Madigan has been named as “Public Official A” in the sprawling federal investigation into political…


Tuesday, July 21, 2020
State Rep. Amy Grant Joins House Republicans in Call for Special Session on Ethics

On July 17, the U.S. Attorney’s office tied House Speaker Mike Madigan to a ComEd scheme where patronage jobs for Madigan friends were exchanged for favorable House votes on bills…


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…


Monday, July 13, 2020
Rep. Amy Grant Reiterates Need for Deep Audit into IDES

In response to a blistering compliance audit into the operations at Illinois’ Department of Employment Security (IDES), State Representative Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) is reiterating her call for a deep, independent…


Thursday, July 9, 2020
Rep. Amy Grant Praises Signing of Hospital Federal Funding Bill

State Representative Amy Grant commended bipartisan efforts resulting in $250 million in additional federal funding to ensure Illinois hospitals are equipped during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  Governor JB Pritzker signed…


Tuesday, June 30, 2020
OP ED: No Room for Error in our Right to Free and Fair Elections

State government bureaucracy doesn’t have a great reputation for efficiency, but in recent months we’ve seen lapses in the administration of state government that are unacceptable. When it comes to…