Congratulates George Henry Stanton Jr. on his many accomplishments.
Sponsored bills
Mourns the death of Dr. Andrew Perez.
Mourns the death of Silas Purnell of Chicago.
Mourns the death of Mary Russell.
Creates the Illinois Commission on the 50th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the penalty provisions of the offense of unlawful purchase of a firearm apply to attempting to purchase firearms in violation of the statute. Effective immediately.
Creates the Small Business Advisory Act. Requires State agencies to create and make available on the World Wide Web a small business advisory page with plain language explanations of proposed and adopted rules and legislation affecting small businesses that the agency is designated to administer, and plain language versions of advisory opinions and interpretations. Provides that explanations must remain posted on the web page for 6 months after their effective dates. Requires each agency to notify the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs when it updates its small business advisory web page. Requires DCCA to serve as a clearinghouse for notifying the small business community of rulemakings, seek input from the small business community on those rulemakings, and maintain a small business advisory web page that serves as a coordinated point of access to other agencies' small business advisory web pages.
Congratulates Loann J. Honesty King on the occasion of her retirement.
Congratulates Patricia Grissett of Chicago on the occasion of her retirement as Principal of Harlan Community Academy High School after 33 years of service in education.
Congratulates Jane Prescott Brown of Hazel Crest on the occasion of her retirement.