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Wendell Phillips Academy unveils new gym with support from Sen. Hunter

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Category: Senator Mattie Hunter News
Thursday, September 08, 2022 03:45 PM
  • Hunter
  • Wendell Phillips Academy High School

hunter 090822CHICAGO – Thanks to years of support from State Senator Mattie Hunter, Wendell Phillips Academy High School unveiled a new athletic center Wednesday afternoon. In collaboration with Alderman Pat Dowell and the City of Chicago, a total of $17 million was secured to build the new facility.

“This project is very special to us all, and the community at large, as this is a one-of-a-kind investment in a community that has been historically underserved,” said Hunter (D-Chicago). “Phillips Academy was named as one of the best high schools in our state for athletics, and this newly-built facility will more adequately fit the needs of its students and staff.”

Read more: Wendell Phillips Academy unveils new gym with support from Sen. Hunter

Hunter launches opioid task force on International Overdose Awareness Day

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Category: Senator Mattie Hunter News
Thursday, September 01, 2022 09:29 AM
  • Hunter
  • Substance Abuse
  • Heroin Opioid Task Force

hunter 083122CHICAGO – On International Opioid Awareness Day, State Senator Mattie Hunter announced the official launch of the South Side Heroin/Opioid Task Force, which she is the convener of.

Hunter was joined by Florence Mason, Director of the South Side Heroin/Opioid Task Force; partners Walonza Lee, Program Director Office of Substance Use Chicago Department of Public Health, and Livia Verklan Mcinnes, GIS Analyst for the Chicago Department of Public Health; and La Shaun Rickman, Executive Director of Brighter, Behavior, Choices Inc., where the press conference was held.

“Our goal is to make treatment and other resources more accessible for those struggling with substance abuse,” said Hunter (D-Chicago). “We want to provide tangible resources for those dealing with substance use and their loved ones to combat this crisis and let them know that overdose is avoidable when help is available.”

 

Read more: Hunter launches opioid task force on International Overdose Awareness Day

Hunter’s CROWN Act is now law

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Category: Senator Mattie Hunter News
Wednesday, June 29, 2022 03:37 PM
  • Hunter
  • CROWN Act
  • Black Hairstyle Discrimination
  • Jett Hawkins Act

Sen. Mattie Hunter

CHICAGO – Employers can no longer discriminate based on hair, thanks to a measure led by State Senator Mattie Hunter (D-Chicago).

The Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act was signed into law Wednesday by Governor JB Pritzker, which includes hair texture and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks and twists to the Illinois Human Rights Act’s definition of “race”.

“So much of our identity has been wrapped into our hair, and the way we wear it has been judged for centuries,” Hunter said. “The CROWN Act shouldn’t have been necessary in the land of the ‘free’, but its implementation will protect people from petty discrimination.”

Read more: Hunter’s CROWN Act is now law

Hunter law creates task force on missing and murdered women

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Category: Senator Mattie Hunter News
Friday, June 10, 2022 04:13 PM
  • Hunter
  • Task Force
  • Missing or Murdered Women in Chicago
  • HB3988

Sen. Mattie Hunter

CHICAGO – At least 50 women have been reported missing or murdered in Chicago with little to no answers for their families. To address this issue, State Senator Mattie Hunter championed a new law to create the Task Force on Missing and Murdered Chicago Women.

The task force will examine and report on the systemic causes behind violence that Chicago women and girls experience.

“The loss of these women was not just felt by their families, but the Chicago community as a whole,” said Hunter (D-Chicago). “That loss is intensified when the family is left with no justice, which is why a task force is necessary to gain some sense of accountability.”

Read more: Hunter law creates task force on missing and murdered women

Hunter law to expand access to healthy foods

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Category: Senator Mattie Hunter News
Thursday, June 09, 2022 12:09 PM
  • Hunter
  • Food Insecurity
  • Healthy Food Development Program
  • HB2382

hunter 060922CHICAGO – Neighborhoods like Englewood, Woodlawn and others across the state suffer from food insecurity, an issue to be addressed thanks to a new law championed by State Senator Mattie Hunter, which expands access to healthy foods across Chicago communities and statewide.

The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity estimates that 500,000 Illinoisans have limited or no direct access to local stores.

“There are too many Illinoisans eating poorly simply because they don’t have access to healthier food,” said Hunter (D-Chicago). “Food insecurity is one of the issues I’ve been fighting for a long time, and I am confident that this law will help to end food deserts in our state.”

Read more: Hunter law to expand access to healthy foods

Real Estate Valuation Task Force to be formed under Hunter law

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Category: Senator Mattie Hunter News
Wednesday, June 01, 2022 11:20 AM
  • Hunter
  • Housing Discrimination
  • Real Estate Valuation Task Force
  • HB 4410
  • Real Estate

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SPRINGFIELD – A Real Estate Valuation Task Force will be established under a new law led by State Senator Mattie Hunter, aiming to combat discrimination in the housing industry.

“Black people have been at a generational disadvantage in this country since we were denied our right to forty acres and a mule,” said Hunter (D-Chicago). “Even in the modern era, we’ve dealt with systemic barriers such as redlining and other forms of housing discrimination. It’s past time for change.”

The creation of the Real Estate Valuation Task Force stems from an unresolved history of federal housing agencies discriminating against Black and Brown people when underwriting real estate loans.

Read more: Real Estate Valuation Task Force to be formed under Hunter law

Low cost prescription drugs protected under new Hunter law

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Category: Senator Mattie Hunter News
Friday, May 13, 2022 05:39 PM
  • Hunter
  • HB4595
  • Prescription Drugs

HunterDiscountDrugsProgramSPRINGFIELD – Access to low cost prescription drugs will be protected thanks to a measure led by State Senator Mattie Hunter that was signed into law Friday.

While the average adult spends $177 out of pocket on prescription drug annually, affordability is a bigger issue for those who are older, taking four or more prescription medicines, have chronic conditions or are low-income.

“People should not have to spend hundreds of dollars in order to receive their prescription,” said Hunter (D-Chicago). “People living with diseases and disorders need access to medication, and we have to make it affordable for them.”

Read more: Low cost prescription drugs protected under new Hunter law

Hunter welcomes new St. Laurence Arts Incubator project

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Category: Senator Mattie Hunter News
Wednesday, May 04, 2022 09:46 AM
  • Hunter
  • St.Laurence Arts Incubator
  • Rebuild Foundation

Hunter arts incubator 050422CHICAGO – State Senator Mattie Hunter is excited to welcome the St. Laurence Arts Incubator project in Grand Crossing, a $1.7 million initiative to open doors for Chicago’s artists of color.

The St. Laurence Arts Incubator is the newest and largest project to date from the Rebuild Foundation, which has worked to preserve cultural sites like the Stony Island Arts Bank, the Retreat at Currency Exchange Café, Kenwood Gardens, and the Dorchester Art + Housing Collaborative. 

“The work that artists do is impactful, and I am glad the city has invested in this new opportunity to support them,” said Hunter (D-Chicago). “In particular, this incubator uplifts Black and Brown artists and entrepreneurs, and will be located right here in the Southside.”

Read more: Hunter welcomes new St. Laurence Arts Incubator project

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  1. Hunter encourages homeowners to apply for financial assistance
  2. HIRE360 receives $3 million for new training center
  3. Hunter’s CROWN Act moves to governor’s desk
  4. Hunter measure to create task force to resolve discrimination in the housing industry
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