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Sen. Hastings, Gov. Pritzker announce next steps for Tinley Park Mental Health Center

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Category: Senator Michael E. Hastings News
Thursday, March 05, 2020 08:09 AM
  • Hastings
  • Economic Development
  • Tinley Park Mental Health Center

Tinley Park

SPRINGFIELD – After years of negotiations, State Senator Michael E. Hastings (D-Tinley Park) and Gov. JB Pritzker today jointly announced the state has agreed to move forward with a new future for the dormant Tinley Park Mental Health Center.

Since the center’s closure in 2012, negotiations have been ongoing between the Village of Tinley Park and the State of Illinois.

But Sen. Hastings and local officials kept negotiating, knowing it is in the best interest of the State of Illinois and the Village of Tinley Park to develop the property for future economic use.

Read more: Sen. Hastings, Gov. Pritzker announce next steps for Tinley Park Mental Health Center

Hastings unveils plan to expand sick leave for airline employees

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Category: Senator Michael E. Hastings News
Wednesday, March 04, 2020 05:51 AM
  • Hastings
  • Labor
  • Paid Sick Leave
  • SB224
  • Sick Leave Act

Sen. Michael Hastings

SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Michael E. Hastings (D-Tinley Park) partnered with Southwest Airlines employees to hold a press conference advocating for the expansion of sick leave for airline employees Wednesday.

“The fact that hardworking individuals are unable to use their earned sick time to care for their loved ones is unacceptable,” Hastings said. “Since this is an issue with federal law, we’re doing what we can at the state level to demonstrate that in Illinois, we put workers and their families first.”

Hastings was joined by Corliss King, a flight attendant for Southwest, who was affected by this in 2017 after her husband was diagnosed with end-stage renal disease. He was hospitalized several times and received various surgeries that left him in need of care at home. Corliss was able to use her own accrued sick time to help care for her husband and children until 2017, when a law was passed that removed coverage for airline employees.

Read more: Hastings unveils plan to expand sick leave for airline employees

Hastings: Property tax relief grants available for school districts in Matteson, Olympia Fields & Richton Park

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Category: Senator Michael E. Hastings News
Friday, January 31, 2020 11:35 AM
  • Hastings
  • Property Tax Relief
  • Property Tax

Senator HastingsSPRINGFIELD – With school districts making up a large portion of property tax bills in the South Suburbs, State Sen. Michael E. Hastings (D-Tinley Park) is proud to announce new state funding is on the way to support our schools and help provide local taxpayers a break.

Property Tax Relief Grants (PRTG) were recently issued to local school districts across the South Suburbs. The PRTG was enacted as a part of the education funding reforms enacted into law in 2017. The grants aim to help school districts with high tax rates by giving them an opportunity to lower the property tax burden on local taxpayers.

“This grant program is a step in the right direction as we continue to seek solutions to the sky-high property tax rates in our state,” said Sen. Hastings (D-Tinley Park). “Because of this program, hardworking families across the South Suburbs should see an off-set their property taxes without reducing their schools’ funding.”

Read more: Hastings: Property tax relief grants available for school districts in Matteson, Olympia Fields &...

Hastings named to Illinois Senate Leadership

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Category: Senator Michael E. Hastings News
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 10:51 AM
  • Hastings
  • Senate Leadership

hastings 012920SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Michael E. Hastings (D-Tinley Park) was named to Senate President Don Harmon’s leadership team as the Majority Caucus Whip Tuesday.

“I am deeply humbled President Harmon has given me the distinct honor of serving on his leadership team,” Hastings said. “I have no doubt that under his leadership we will continue down the right path as we move into the next part of the 101st General Assembly.”

“While we accomplished monumental tasks in 2019, we have our work cut out for us in 2020. First and foremost, the inexcusable culture of corruption and greed in Springfield must end. As elected officials, it is our duty to live up to the oath we took to serve our constituency, and that mandate should not be taken lightly by anyone.”

Hastings’ top priorities for the 2020 legislative session include:

  • Investing in clean energy infrastructure
  • Continuing to improve mental health care programs
  • Increasing efficiency and coordination between state and local government
  • Fully funding early childhood education and investing in K-12 programming
  • Passing a balanced, bipartisan budget

Hastings has served the 19th Legislative District since 2012, when he was elected as one of the youngest Senators in state history. Since then, he has worked tirelessly to pass legislation with the goal of improving the social and financial climate of the state of Illinois.

Hastings urges Illinoisans to recognize Vietnam veterans

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Category: Senator Michael E. Hastings News
Friday, November 01, 2019 04:10 AM
  • Hastings
  • Veterans
  • HJR15

Three Servicemen statue

SPRINGFIELD – A resolution designating Nov. 1, 2019 as Vietnam Veterans Recognition Day was adopted by the Senate this week.

State Senator Michael E. Hastings (D-Tinley Park) is the Senate sponsor of the resolution.

“Many of those who fought valiantly for their country in Vietnam were wrongfully met with scorn and disdain upon their return home,” Hastings said. “These brave individuals deserve the utmost respect and recognition for their service, as they have seen and experienced things that a precious few can even remotely imagine.”

Read more: Hastings urges Illinoisans to recognize Vietnam veterans

Hastings announces major improvements to South Suburban highways and bridges

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Category: Senator Michael E. Hastings News
Thursday, October 24, 2019 06:50 AM
  • Hastings
  • Infrastructure
  • Rebuild Illinois
  • Construction
  • Transportation

Work zone

SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Michael E. Hastings (D-Tinley Park) announced that the recently released Illinois Department of Transportation five-year Highway Improvement Program includes major improvements to several major highways and bridges across the South Suburbs.

“The Rebuild Illinois Project is beginning to bear fruit,” Hastings said. “With I-80, I-57 and I-355 serving as key arteries of this region's transportation hub, their upkeep is essential. Residents from Joliet to Matteson are going to see quality results, making their lives safer and easier over the next five years.”

Projects beginning in 2020 include widening I-80 from US Route 30 in New Lenox to Ridge Road in Minooka, improvements to Illinois Route 6 at Gouger Road in New Lenox, additional lighting for expressways from Matteson to Richton Park and repaving I-80 from Harlem Avenue in Tinley Park to US Route 30 in New Lenox.

Read more: Hastings announces major improvements to South Suburban highways and bridges

Hastings lauds mental health care reform for first responders

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Category: Senator Michael E. Hastings News
Friday, August 23, 2019 05:24 AM
  • Mental Health
  • Hastings
  • First Responders
  • Suicide Prevention
  • HB2766

Squad car
SPRINGFIELD – Legislation supported by Senator Michael E. Hastings which aims to end the stigma surrounding mental health issues among first responders was signed into law on Friday.

“We need to make sure that those in the first responder community who are struggling have properly trained help readily available to them,” Hastings (D-Tinley Park) said. “This ensures that these men and women receive the best possible treatment and are unafraid to seek it.”

House Bill 2766 ensures individuals tasked with providing peer support counseling to law enforcement and firefighters are properly trained and that those who seek out mental health treatment will be protected under the law without fear of termination or discrimination.

Additionally, the new law will create a task force to study recommendations to help reduce the risk of suicide among first responders.

Read more: Hastings lauds mental health care reform for first responders

Hastings applauds new law increasing teacher minimum wage

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Category: Senator Michael E. Hastings News
Friday, August 23, 2019 05:19 AM
  • Education
  • Hastings
  • HB2078
  • Teacher Salaries

Sen. Michael E. Hastings

SPRINGFIELD – Legislation to raise the minimum wage for teachers to $40,000 per year over the next five years was signed into law today.

State Senator Michael E. Hastings was a cosponsor on this initiative as it made its way through the Senate.

“Teachers deserve to earn a living wage regardless of where they live across our state. I personally know teachers that take money out of their own pockets to decorate classrooms and purchase supplies,” Hastings (D-Tinley Park) said. “I’m proud to be able to say that we’re acting on behalf of the selfless men and women who we are entrusting with our children’s wellbeing."

Read more: Hastings applauds new law increasing teacher minimum wage

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