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New Feigenholtz law reconnects former foster children with their foster families

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Category: Senator Sara Feigenholtz News
Friday, May 13, 2022 07:54 PM
  • DCFS
  • Foster Children
  • Adoption
  • Feigenholtz
  • SB3130

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CHICAGO – Former foster children may get in contact with their former foster parents and former foster siblings thanks to a measure sponsored by State Senator Sara Feigenholtz that was signed into law Friday.

Senator Feigenholtz (D-Chicago), an adoptee herself, was reunited with her biological sister through a similar service provided by the state of Illinois. Feigenholtz saw the positive outcome these services have, and wanted to expand state services for youth in foster care.

“Children in the foster system often become very close with their foster parents and siblings before they are adopted into a new family,” Feigenholtz said. “Children deserve easy accessibility to contact them as they transition into a new life with unfamiliar faces.”

Read more: New Feigenholtz law reconnects former foster children with their foster families

New Feigenholtz law brings Chicago one step closer to restoring emission testing sites

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Category: Senator Sara Feigenholtz News
Friday, May 06, 2022 04:27 PM
  • IEPA
  • Feigenholtz
  • Vehicle Emissions Testing
  • SB1234

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CHICAGO – Vehicle emission testing sites are on track to return to Chicago thanks to a measure fought for by State Senator Sara Feigenholtz (D-Chicago) that was signed into law Friday.

“The former administration made a shortsighted, unilateral decision to close all four vehicle emissions testing sites that were located within the city limits of Chicago,” Feigenholtz said. “With a population of 2.8 million people, the City of Chicago should have more accessible testing stations within the city.” 

The new law requires the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to submit a plan by Oct. 1, 2022 to open vehicle emission testing sites in Chicago. Four vehicle emissions testing sites in Chicago were closed in 2016, leaving drivers in the lurch and forcing them to travel to the suburbs. The plan will consist of either a pilot program or permanent replacement program and a timeline of actions to implement the plan.

Read more: New Feigenholtz law brings Chicago one step closer to restoring emission testing sites

Senator Sara Feigenholtz commemorates Yom HaShoah

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Category: Senator Sara Feigenholtz News
Thursday, April 28, 2022 01:43 PM
  • Feigenholtz
  • Yom HaShoah
  • Commemoration
  • Holocaust Remembrance

Holocaust Remembrance Day

 

CHICAGO – State Senator Sara Feigenholtz (D-Chicago) released the following statement after attending a concert at Temple Sholom commemorating Yom HaShoah, a day that honors the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust:

“The history of the Hebrew song, Ani ma’Amin, which means ‘I believe,’ is deeply spiritual. I learned the song when I was a child and until last night, I did not know its origin.

“In 1942, Azriel David Fastag wrote the melody to Ani Ma'amin while being transported on a train to the Treblinka concentration camp. Every day, Fastag sang this song in the camps.

Read more: Senator Sara Feigenholtz commemorates Yom HaShoah

Feigenholtz spearheads measure to expand use of expressway cameras

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Category: Senator Sara Feigenholtz News
Friday, April 08, 2022 06:04 PM
  • Feigenholtz
  • Crime
  • Expressway Cameras
  • HB 260

Senator Feigenholtz

 

SPRINGFIELD – In order to provide law enforcement with more technology to identify and enable them to solve crimes, State Senator Sara Feigenholtz (D-Chicago) championed a measure through the Senate to permit them to use images from expressway cameras when investigating criminal offenses.

“Camera technology helps solve crimes committed on Lake Shore Drive. Not having a means to identify perpetrators needs to come to an end,” Feigenholtz said. “We must provide our police officers with more resources to close crimes and this is one way we can do it.”

House Bill 260 would allow any municipal law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive, in addition to Cook County expressways, the ability to use images from expressway cameras to investigate shootings, carjackings, terrorism and forcible felonies. The measure would require the agencies to create a webpage with details about the program objectives and counties where the program is operational.

Read more: Feigenholtz spearheads measure to expand use of expressway cameras

Feigenholtz Fair Food Delivery measure to protect restaurants, bars, retailers passes Senate

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Category: Senator Sara Feigenholtz News
Friday, April 01, 2022 03:06 PM
  • Feigenholtz
  • Restaurants
  • HB 3205
  • Food Delivery

Senator Feigenholtz

 

SPRINGFIELD – Legislation sponsored by Senator Sara Feigenholtz (D-Chicago) would protect restaurants, bars and retailers from deceptive delivery services advanced out of the Senate Friday.  

House Bill 3205 would prohibit third party delivery companies from posting a menu, registered trademark or any intellectual property without the express written consent of restaurant, bars and retail establishments. 

“Restaurants, bars and retailers have a right to protect their brand,” Feigenholtz said. “Some establishments simply do not want to offer delivery because their food does not travel well or they are focused on the dine-in experience.”

Read more: Feigenholtz Fair Food Delivery measure to protect restaurants, bars, retailers passes Senate

Feigenholtz measure to add MRSA to Chicago firefighters’ disability benefits passes Senate

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Category: Senator Sara Feigenholtz News
Wednesday, March 30, 2022 04:38 PM
  • Firefighters
  • Feigenholtz
  • MRSA
  • HB4435

firefighter mrsa 033022SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Sara Feigenholtz (D-Chicago) spearheaded a measure through the Senate Wednesday that would add MRSA to the list of qualifying diseases that Chicago firefighters can receive a disability benefit for if they were to get the infection on duty.

“Firefighters are exposed to toxic substances on a daily basis when responding to emergencies,” Feigenholtz said. “This measure aligns Chicago firefighters with the rest of the state’s firefighters.”

Read more: Feigenholtz measure to add MRSA to Chicago firefighters’ disability benefits passes Senate

Feigenholtz pushes for $125 million grant funding for bars, breweries, restaurants, venues

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Category: Senator Sara Feigenholtz News
Wednesday, March 30, 2022 10:11 AM
  • Feigenholtz
  • Local Businesses
  • Build Back Better
  • SB 4178

Senator Feigenholtz

 

SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Sara Feigenholtz (D-Chicago) is pushing for additional funding to help struggling bars, breweries, restaurants, food trucks, venues and others.

“Local business owners continue to reach out to their legislators from around the state for help,” Feigenholtz said. “Their PPP has been spent. Many were not eligible for state grants or did not receive SBA funding. In order to save our small businesses, we must do more.”

The Build Back Better plan that stalled in Congress would have provided an additional $5 billion in relief for small businesses. In light of the federal program, Feigenholtz filed Senate Bill 4178, which would appropriate $125 million from federal funds to provide a lifeline to keep our small companies afloat.

Read more: Feigenholtz pushes for $125 million grant funding for bars, breweries, restaurants, venues

Senator Feigenholtz: Three projects in Senate district awarded grants to Illinois museum program

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Category: Senator Sara Feigenholtz News
Monday, March 14, 2022 02:54 PM
  • Grants
  • IDNR
  • Feigenholtz
  • Museums
  • Lincoln Park Zoo

lincoln park 031422CHICAGO –Three local museums will receive more than $2 million in grants with support from State Senator Sara Feigenholtz (D-Chicago).

“Museums provide a sense of community and education for people wanting to explore and celebrate a collective history,” said Feigenholtz. “This grant program is making a significant investment in our local museums that will ultimately attract more tourism and funding and bring the importance of heritage and culture back to the district.”

Read more: Senator Feigenholtz: Three projects in Senate district awarded grants to Illinois museum program

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  2. Feigenholtz advances measure to restore vehicle emissions testing in Chicago
  3. Feigenholtz reconnects former foster kids with their foster families
  4. Feigenholtz helps Illinoisans secure their unclaimed properties
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