May 12, 2019
What will it take to improve the DCFS agency? [1]
May 8, 2019
Lawmakers vow to fix lapses in Illinois child-welfare system [2]
May 6, 2019
Steve Cochran on his own adoption, access to records and his special Mother’s Day story [3]
March 28, 2019
Pritzker orders independent review of DCFS, names new director [4]
March 23, 2019
Comparing Democrats to Nazis ‘clear-cut hate speech,’ Jewish caucus says [5]
March 19, 2019
Second DCFS hearing sheds light on department [6]
March 6, 2019
Rep. Feigenholtz Wins National Behavioral Health Award [7]
March 5, 2019
Panel looks into DCFS, death of 2-year-old [8]
March 4, 2019
Representatives prepare for hearing on Ta’Naja’s death [9]
February 18, 2019
Measure Proposes Affordable Housing Tax Credit [10]
January 25, 2019
Dems promote pot legalization during North side town hall: ‘This is coming’ [11]
January 22, 2019
Governor Pritzker Signs Executive Order Protecting Legal Abortions in Illinois [12]
January 2, 2019
To Get Mental Health Help For A Child, Desperate Parents Relinquish Custody [13]
January 2, 2019
New law in Illinois will allow local law enforcement to take poorly treated pets into custody [14]
November 5, 2018
Illinois DCFS Agrees to Outside Inquiry at Psychiatric Hospital Where Children Have Reported Abuse [15]
October 30, 2018
Rep. Feigenholtz Speaks on the Patti Vasquez Show [16]
September 28, 2018
Illinois Abortion Law Anniversary Falls on Day of Kavanaugh Vote [17]
August 27, 2018
New Law Criminalizes Predatory Behavior of Patient Brokers [18]
August 24, 2018
Governor signs measures to ramp up treatment of mental illness, opioid abuse [19]
August 20, 2018
GA members call for investigation into trans abuse allegations [20]
August 14, 2018
Revised Law Frees Police in Illinois to Rescue Suffering Cats and Dogs [21]
August 8, 2018
Midwestern Leaders See Israel Through a Women’s Lens [22]
August 3, 2018
Rauner gives decisions about liquor sales near schools to local officials [23]
July 10, 2018
Rauner urges Kavanaugh confirmation- as Dems push for abortion rights pledge [24]
April 22, 2018
State Rep. Sara Feigenholtz with Rick Pearson on Mental Health Care in IL [25]
April 20, 2018
April 17, 2018
DCFS Releases Report After 9-Month Delay, Lawmakers Demand Transparency [27]
January 18, 2018
Women Who Inspired us in 2017 [28]
October 30, 2017
State Lawmakers Speak Out on Sexual Harassment in Springfield [29]
September 28, 2017
Gov. Rauner not only acts, but does the right thing! [30]
September 14, 2017
Government Affairs Committee hosts Illinois Senate leaders, honors State Rep. Elaine Nekritz [31]
August 29, 2017
New Law Requires Food Allergen Safety Training for Restaurants [32]
August 24, 2017
New Law Toughens Hate Crime Penalties [33]
August 23, 2017
New Proposed Ordinance To Put Noise Monitoring Equipment Along Lake Shore Drive [34]
May 1, 2017
Bill Proposes Food Allergen Safety Training for Restaurants [35]
April 25, 2017
Bill to Expand Abortion Coverage Passes Illinois House [36]
April 25, 2017
Dems pull trigger on abortion, put Rauner in political crosshairs [37]
April 19, 2017
Rauner Deceived Illinois Voters on Abortion Stance [38]
April 19, 2017
Pair of Bills Aim to Drive Down Motor Vehicle Noise [39]
April 19, 2017
Lakefront Noise Bill Passes Illinois House [40]
April 13, 2017
If Trump Gets His Way, These Will Be The First States To Ban Abortion [41]
February 14, 2017
Editorial: In Trump Era, Keep Abortion Safe and Legal in Illinois [42]
February 12, 2017
Legislators Push to Repeal State Law That Would Outlaw Abortion in Illinois [43]
February 10, 2017
Backing Abortion Rights Rights Bill, Cassidy Speaks Up About Her Abortion [44]
February 9, 2017
Illinois Democrats Seek To Protect Abortion Access [45]
February 9, 2017
Illinois Democrats Push Back Against Trump on Abortion [46]
February 8, 2017
How These States Are Fighting To Protect Reproductive Rights [47]
February 7, 2017
See How $46 Million in CPS Cuts Affect Your School [48]
February 6, 2017
Changes to Medicaid Expansion Would Be Determent to Illinois [49]
February 3, 2017
Steinberg: Abortion Trigger Law ‘A Nightmare Scenario For Women’ [50]
January 31, 2017
Refugee Ban A ‘Wake Up Call’ For Complacent Chicagoans [51]
January 31, 2017
Want To Help Syrian Refugees In Chicago? Learn How At Upcoming Forums [52]
January 25, 2017
Capitol Fax – Abortion bills could see light of day soon [53]
December 13, 2016
Chicago Sun-Times – [54]Brace for return of culture wars to Illinois [54]
December 12, 2016
Chicago Tonight – Illinois Lawmakers Look to Expand, Protect Abortion Rights [55]
December 12, 2016
Windy City Times – Standing Room Only for COH Post-Election Meeting [56]
December 6, 2016
Keep Auto Emissions Testing Facility in City, Lawmakers Tell State EPA [57]
October 26, 2016
Trialogue – [58]First Time NCSL Breakfast Panel to Focus on Access to OBCs & Adoption Records [58]
July 29, 2016
Crian’s – Happy Birthday, Happy Hour [59]
July 25, 2016
KWQC – [60]Illinois House passes plan for more transparency on adoption records [60]
April 19, 2016
Bellevue News Democrat – [61]Illinois bill seeks more transparency on adoption records [61]
April 10, 2016
Steve Dale’s Pet World – Pet overpopulation and can cats possibly get the dog flu? [62]
April 3, 2016
Windy City Times – State Reps Divided Over Trans Issue [63]
March 10, 2016
Huffington Post – Lawmakers’ Cubs-Mets Wager Involves Pizza, Of Course [64]
October 19, 2015
DNAInfo Chicago – Police Called When Senior Citizens Show Up On CEO’s Door To Protest Ouster [65]
October 6, 2015
DNAInfo Chicago – On Heels of National Award, LaSalle Academy Looks Toward Expansio [66]n
October 3, 2015
Chicago Tribune – [67]Legislation Aims to Improve Access to Care for Mentally Ill Children [67]
September 29, 2015
Chicago Sun Times – Senior Housing Operator Tells Residents It’s Time To Go [68]
September 5, 2015
Chicago Tribune – [69] [69]Lawmakers pass bill that penalizes leaving pets outside in extreme weather [69]
August 8, 2015
Jewish United Fund – Historic anti-BDS legislation signed into law [70]
July 24, 2015
Chicago Sun Times – Happy Hour Back in Illinois for First Time Since 1989 [71]
July 16, 2015
Washington Post – Illinois lawmakers just legalized happy hour. But why was it banned? [72]
July 16, 2015
93XRT Radio – Happy Hour is Officially Legal in Illinois [72]
July 15, 2015
Chicago Sun Times – Feigenholtz: Bruce Rauner is the Sexist for Cutting Daycare [73]
June 9, 2015
June 4, 2015
Steve Dale’s Pet World – Sara Feigenholtz Helps with Treehouse Groundbreaking [75]
June 2, 2015
Crain’s Chicago Business – Happy hour returns, pending governor’s signature [76]
June 1, 2015
DNAInfo Chicago – Chicago Happy Hours To Return? Lawmakers Could Scrap Decades-Old Rule [77]
May 29, 2015
Chicago Tribune – Massive growth in Illinois craft beer predicted with new law [78]
May 27, 2015
Chicago Tribune – Lawmakers pass bill that penalizes leaving pets outside in extreme weather [79]
May 26, 2015
Greenville Online – More than 12,000 find birth parents after 2010 adoption law [80]
May 22, 2015
Chicago Jewish Star – Anti-BDS bill passes [81]
May 21, 2015
Washington Post – Illinois passes historic anti-BDS bill, as Congress mulls similar moves [82]
May 18, 2015
Huffington Post – Boyscout Finds Eagle Badge Somewhere Over the Rainbow [83]
May 18, 2015
Chicago Tribune – The High Cost of Boycotting Israel [84]
May 18, 2015
JUF News – Anti-BDS bill advances in Illinois House [85]
May 18, 2015
Windy City Times – Feigenholtz commends scout for courageous stance on equality [86]
May 15, 2015
State Journal-Register – Bill steers state investment away from companies boycotting Israel [87]
May 13, 2015
Chicago Jewish Star – Boycotters Targetted [88]
March 26, 2015
Daily Herald – Would harder to crush pills help curb drug addiction? [89]
March 18, 2015
Huff Post – Rauner Funding Cut to Preschool for HIV/AIDS-Affected Kids Promises Political Fight [90]
March 10, 2015
FOX 32 News – Chicago Loses Mental Health Champion to NY Jets [91]
March 6, 2015
DNAInfo Chicago – These Boy Scouts Really Hate Pumpkin Pie [92]
March 3, 2015
In These Times – Why One Community Voted to Tax Itself rights [93]
March 2, 2015
Chicago Tribune – Bill headed to Quinn would bolster condo owners’ rights [94]
December 8, 2014
Chicago Tribune – Angry lawmakers vow action on problems with residential care for youths [95]
December 5, 2014
Daily Whale – Q & A with Illinois House Assistant Majority Leader Sara Feigenholtz [96]
November 10, 2014
DNAinfo – Chicago’s First Community-Funded Mental Health Center Opens in Irving Park [97]
October 30, 2014
ChicagoPride.com – Howard Brown Health Center celebrates exam room expansion [98]
October 22, 2014
Windy City Times – Ribbon cutting at LGBTQ-friendly apartment [99]
October 10, 2014
The Gazette Democrat – A tragedy which never should be forgotten [100]
September 4, 2014
Inside Booster – Adoptees stills struggle to obtain birth records outside of Illinois [101]
August 20, 2014
The Illinois Observer – OP-ED: Feigenholtz-Murphy Quinn Should Veto Uber Rideshares Bill [102]
July 17, 2014
The State Journal Register – Quinn signs adoptee rights bill [103]
July 9, 2014
Fox 2 – Quinn to sign bill expanding adoptees rights [104]
July 9, 2014
July 9, 2014
WGN 720 – Gov Pat Quinn in Studio to sign a new adoption bill [106]
July 9, 2014
WTTW Chicago Tonight – Illinois Adoptees Mark Anniversary [107]
July 7, 2014
Windy City Times – Temple Sholom hosts Pride event and honors [108]
June 24, 2014
Chicago Sun-Times – Sneed 11-year-old thrilled her dad and daddy finally getting married [109]
June 19, 2014
Chicago Tribune – Illinois Child Welfare Group Recognizes Legislators Fight against Child Abuse [110]
June 18, 2014
DNAinfo Chicago – Weiss Hospital Senior Health Fair Coming Thursday [111]
June 17, 2014
DNAinfo Chicago – Women’s Health Fair to Offer Free Fitness, Self Defense Classes Saturday [112]
June 12, 2014
DNAinfo Chicago – Fire Sprinkler Mandate Doused After Fire Marshal Politicians Stand Down [113]
June 2, 2014
Marina City Online – State fire marshal agrees to collaborate on any sprinkler mandate [114]
May 31, 2014
NBC Chicago – Fire Marshal Concedes on High Rise Sprinkler Mandate [115]
May 30, 2014
Inside Booster – Feigenholtz, Cullerton, and Weiss Memorial Hospital Host Senior Health Fair [116]
May 28, 2014
Marina City Online – 6,000 signatures on Feigenholtz sprinkler petition [117]
May 25, 2014
May 22, 2014
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin – Adoptees praise birth certificate statute for revealing family history [119]
May 22, 2014
The State Journal-Register – Adopted adults to celebrate Illinois’4 year old access law [120]
May 20, 2014
Chicago Sun-Times – Adoptees praise Illinois law giving access to their birth records [121]
May 19, 2014
Chicago Now – Illinois SB 648 tabled for now but keep your eyes on Springfield [122]
May 16, 2014
Lakeview Patch – Feigenholtz, Williams, and Cullerton to Host Women’s Health and Resource Fair [123]
May 14, 2014
Windy City Times – State rep Jakobsson honored at Chicago House show [124]
May 6, 2014
Windy City Times – Inaugural ONE Northside convention looks at homelessness [125]
May 6, 2014
JUF News – Chicago Jewish leaders discuss funding concerns on annual Springfield mission [126]
May 2, 2014
Comcast SportsNet – Legalizing Pot in Illinois: Why Delay the Inevitable? [127]
April 29, 2014
Chicago Reader – Elected officials say its time for Illinois to move towards legalizing marijuana [128]
April 28, 2014
Quincy Journal – Home Builders, Illinois House look to weaken Fire Marshal [129]
April 14, 2014
USA Today – S.C.’s sealed adoptions a roadblock in quest for truth [130]
April 13, 2014
Chicago Tribune – High-rise sprinkler bill stalls in Illinois House [131]
April 13, 2014
Chicago Sun-Times – House narrows authority of state conservation police [132]
April 10, 2014
Illinois Times – Illinois may end ‘planned abandonment’ [133]
April 3, 2014
Chicago Tribune – Letters to the Editor [134]
April 1, 2014
Loop North News – Legislation introduced to extinguish high rise sprinkler mandate [135]
March 28, 2014
Crain’s Chicago Business – Illinois Rep Feigenholtz on attack with Chicago high rise sprinkler bill [136]
March 27, 2014
DNA Info – High-Rise Sprinkler Mandates Would Be Blocked Under Proposed State Law [137]
March 27, 2014
Windy City Times – Vernita Gray: A community remembers [138]
March 26, 2014
March 14, 2014
CBS Chicago – Illinois Lawmaker: Legalization of Recreational Marijuana Inevitable Here [140]
February 21, 2014
Chicago Sun-Times – LGBTs taking nothing for granted [141]
February 15, 2014
Chicago Tribune – Opinion: America the smoke free [142]
February 10, 2014
Windy City Times – Feigenholtz Welcomes Buffett Place to Lakeview [143]
February 4, 2014
Windy City Times – Planned Parenthood, civic leaders mark 40 years of Roe v. Wade [144]
January 24, 2014
Uptown Update – Let CUB help you lower your utility bills [145]
January 14, 2014
Windy City Times – Lawmakers meet in Lakeview on concealed carry [146]
December 31, 2013
WGN TV – Concealed carry law draws near [147]
December 31, 2013
DNA Info – Lakeview’s State Lawmakers Push to Ban Guns in Businesses That Serve Booze [148]
December 30, 2013
DNA Info – Confused About Concealed-Carry? Officials to Host Small-Business Event [149]
December 29, 2013
AARP Illinois – State Rep. Sara Feigenholtz chosen as AARP Illinois’ Legislator of the Year [150]
December 13, 2013
Huffington Post – James McIntyre’s Story From The Let Love Define Family Series [151]
December 13, 2013
CornerStone Media Online – Insurance Premiums: Affordable Care Act [152]
December 12, 2013
ChicagoPride.com – Rep. Feigenholtz collecting holiday food donations for Lakeview Pantry [153]
November 21, 2013
BuzzFeed – Illinois Governor Signs Marriage Equality Bill into Law [154]
November 20, 2013
DNA Info – Rep. Feigenholtz Taking Thanksgiving Food Donations for Lakeview Pantry [155]
November 20, 2013
Chicago Mag – Read a Foster Child’s Plea for Gay Marriage [156]
November 6, 2013
Chicago Tribune – Illinois Lawmakers approve gay marriage in historic vote [157]
November 6, 2013
Windy City Times – House and Senate pass marriage bill; bill goes to governor [158]
November 6, 2013
NBC Chicago – Supporters Praise Same-Sex Marriage Decision [159]
November 5, 2013
Red Eye – Lawmakers approve gay marriage in Illinois [160]
November 5, 2013
Carbonated TV – Equality At Last: Illinois To Become 15th State to Legalize Gay Marriage [161]
November 5, 2013
DNAInfo – Illinois House, Senate Pass Same-Sex Marriage Bill [162]
November 5, 2013
Chicago Tribune – Editorial: Shut down Internet adoptions: ‘Re-homing’ is for pets, not children [163]
October 31, 2013
Chicago Tribune – Letter to the Editor: No need for underground adoption [164]
October 31, 2013
October 29, 2013
Reuters – Illinois State Rep. Sara Feigenholtz listens to testimony on adoption at House [166]
October 29, 2013
DNAInfo – Affordable Care Act: Feigenholtz Hosting Session to Help With Enrollment [167]
October 10, 2013
Windy City Times – Marriage co-sponsor: Call the measure [168]
October 9, 2013
Lake View Patch – Feigenholtz Offering Health Insurance Help in Lake View [169]
September 30, 2013
PRWeb – Harmony Health Plans Host Chicago Open House [170]
DNAInfo – State Rep. Sara Feigenholtz Collecting Supplies For Elementary Schools [171]
CBS This Morning – Birth Certificate Legislation Groundbreaking Change for Adopted in Ill. [172]
NWI – Fire Marshal Withdraws Sprinkler Proposal [173]
AP – Unsealed Birth Records Give Adoptees Peek at Past [174]
Examiner – Governor Quinn Signs $12B Medicaid Bill That Covers 342K More Low-Income Adults [175]
Forest Park Patch – Lighford, Feigenholtz Vote Against Overriding Quinn’s Concealed Carry Veto [176]
Chicagopride.com – 44th Annual Chicago Pride Parade draws record crowds [178]
Windy City Times – Pols Join with Illinois Unites Contingent [179]
Windy City Times – Pols Join with Illinois Unites Contingent [180]
Feigenholtz Issues Statement on Supreme Court DOMA Decision [181]
Huffington Post Blog – Moving Forward on Marriage Equality in Illinois [182]
WBEZ – Construction begins on Midwest’s first affordable housing for LGBTQ seniors [183]
Crain’s Business – Illinois House approves Medicaid expansion [184]
Windy City Times – Illinois House reinstates $3.5 million in AIDS funding [185]
Associated Press – Illinois House OKs Medicaid expansion, ‘puppy lemon’ law [186]
Crain’s Business – Medicaid Expansion Debate Ahead in Illinois House [187]
Lakeview Patch – Massages, Zumba a Part of Women’s Health and Resource Fair [188]
Lincoln Park Patch – Feigenholtz’s Senior Home Care Reforms Signed Into Law [189]
Lincoln Park Patch – Feigenholtz-Sponsored Measure Targets Violent Flash Mobs [190]
Lakeview Patch – The Long Journey to Change Minds About Marriage Equality [191]
Lincoln Park Patch – Officials Give Homeowners ‘Road Map’ to Decrease Property Taxes [192]
PR Newswire – AARP Commends House For Bipartisan Action On Supplemental Budget Bill [193]
Lakeview Patch – Feigenholtz-Supported Measure to Lower Property Taxes Passes House [194]
Medill Chicago – Illinois home care providers fear shutdown of agencies without supplemental funds [195]
Fox Illinois – Lawmakers Request Funding for Home Care Services [196]
Lakeview Patch – Feigenholtz: Spring Cleaning, Recycling Coming to District [197]
HRC Blog – Il. Rep. Feigenholtz Phonebanks for Marriage Equality [198]
Lakeview Patch – Feigenholtz Legislation on Child Sex Offenders Wins Approval [199]
Lakeview Patch – Feigenholtz Reminds Residents of Upcoming Satellite Office Hours in April [200]
Rebellious Magazine – Learning to Dance on the Edge of Authority [201]
Lincoln Park Patch – Feigenholtz Mental Health Legislation Clears Hurdle [202]
Lincoln Park Patch – YMCA Legislators Honor Feigenholtz [203]
Lincoln Park Patch – Feigenholtz Reminds of Upcoming Satellite Office Hours [204]
Lakeview Patch – Officials Break Ground on $100M Advocate Hospital Addition [205]
Lincoln Park Patch – Feigenholtz Addresses the College of Complexes [206]
Lincoln Square Patch – Learn How to Appeal Your Property Tax at a North Side Workshop [207]
Southtown Star – Adoptees Access to Original Birth Certificate [209]
Lincoln Park Patch – Rep to Boost Accessibility Via Satellite Hours [210]
Lakeview Patch – Feigenholtz: Home Heating Help Available Until the Money Runs Out [211]
Lakeview Patch – Feigenholtz Invites Senior Citizens to Advisory Committee Meeting [213]
Lincoln Park Patch – Feigenholtz: “It’s Time for Illinois to Step Up” [214]
Inside Booster – Feigenholtz, Cappleman invite residents to Meet and Greet session [215]
Chicago Sun-Times – Shark Fin Off the Menu in Illinois; Ban Kicks in Jan. 1 [216]
Lakeview Patch – Feigenholtz, Cappleman Invite Residents to Meet and Greet Session [217]
Lakeview Patch – Homelessness Prevention Advocates Name Feigenholtz a “Partner in Change” [218]
Lakeview Patch – Feigenholtz Recognized for Women’s Health Advocacy [219]
Alton Daily News – Birth Certificate Law Celebrates Anniversary [220]
The Vital Voice – Equality Illinois Applauds States Recognition of Same Sex Surrogate Parents [221]
Illinois Observer – 8,000 Illinois Adults Get Birth Certificates for 1st Time [222]
Lakeview Patch – Rep. Feigenholtz Delivers Classroom Supplies to Local Schools [223]
Windy City Times – Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus Marks 30 Years [224]
Windy City Times – Legacy Walk Launches on Halsted Street [225]
Lakeview Patch – Chicago Politicians Talk Progress at LGBT Museum in Lake View [226]
ABC News – Illinois Governor Approves Strip Club ‘Skin Tax’ to Fund Rape Crisis Centers [228]
Windy City Times – Feigenholtz Performs Mock Wedding Ceremonies [229]
Uptown Update – Sara Feigenholtz Sponsors Property Tax Appeal Workshops [230]
Examiner – Quinn OKs Feigenholtz Bill to Permit Green Incorporations in Illinois [231]
Windy City Times – Politicians to Conduct Mock Same-Sex Marriages at Market Days [232]
Examiner – Governor Quinn signs law banning possession and sale of shark fins in Illinois [233]
East Peoria Times Courier – Gov. Quinn bans shark fins [234]
San Francisco Chronicle – Historic Illinois Legislation Protects Sharks [235]
Governor Quinn Signs Law Banning Possession and Sale of Shark Fins in Illinois [236]
Lakeview Newspaper – Smoking issues top concerns at Condo Seminars [237]
Chicago Tribune – Quinn to veto prisons funding, give more to DCFS [238]
Fox Illinois – Quinn says state going forward with expanding Medicaid in Illinois [239]
Chicago’s 43rd Pride Parade kicks off new route [240]
Inside-Booster – No smoking in your Condo? [241]
Huffington Post – Illinois HIV Funding: Advocates Protest Lawmakers’ ‘Gutting’ Of State Programs [242]
Chicago Tribune – Quinn says Medicaid cuts were needed to prevent collapse [243]
Examiner – Feigenholtz updates residents on Illinois Medicaid reform, now signed by Quinn [244]
Decatur Tribune – Governor Quinn Signs Law to Save Medicaid [245]
Inside-Booster – Rep. Feigenholtz & state of IL suffers through ‘most difficult session’ ever [246]
Chicago Pride – Rep. Feigenholtz, Central Lakeview Merchants Association host listening session [247]
Windy City Times – Letter to the Editor: Family Affair [249]
WisconsinHIV.com – “shameful reality…misplaced priorities” [250]
Progress Illinois – Not a Misprint: Homeless Services Expanded in New State Budget [251]
Medill Reports – Women’s health: A menu of options [252]
Lakeview Newspaper – Feigenholtz and Williams Hosting YMCA Women’s
Health and Resource Fair
Lakeview Newspaper – Feigenholtz Legislation to Keep Day Care Centers Open Passes House [254]
Examiner – Strip club tax bill awaits Governor Quinn’s signature [255]
WPSD – Ill. lawmakers pass strip club tax [256]
News Gazette – ‘Strip club tax’ sent to governor [257]
Chillicothe Times Bulletin – Lt. Gov. comments on strip club surcharge [258]
Chicago Sun Times – Strip club tax goes to Quinn [259]
Galesburg Register-Mail – Budget showdown looms between House and Senate [260]
Windy City Times – Illinois Medicaid changes could harm those with HIV [261]
State Journal-Register – Legislature OKs Medicaid cuts; no vote yet on cigarette tax [263]
NBC Chicago – Illinois Health Care Vote Gets Closer [264]
Crain’s Chicago Healthcare – Illinois lawmakers slash Medicaid [266]
Chicago Tribune – Illinois legislature passes deep health care cuts [267]
Daily American News – Health care for poor slashed by lawmakers [268]
St. Louis Post-Dispatch – IL lawmakers slash health care for poor [269]
Pekin Times – Illinois lawmakers pass pieces of a Medicaid overhaul [270]
Evanston Now – Medicaid cuts come with catch [271]
Belleville News-Democrat – Illinois Senate, House vote to slash Medicaid [273]
Legislature Votes to Eliminate Controversial Legislative Scholarship Program [274]
Alton Daily News – “Epic” Week Not Materializing [275]
Vermillion County First – Governor’s Medicaid Proposal Awaits Action [276]
The News-Gazette – Bill to cut Medicaid spending stalls over ‘technical’ problems [277]
Quincy Herald-Whig – Medicaid bill stalls; sponsors remain optimistic [277]
Illinois Issues Blog – Medicaid plan not quite ready [278]
Quincy Herald-Whig – Medicaid bill, cigarette tax hike to be next big vote for Illinois lawmakers [279]
Chicago Tribune – House approves ban on legislative scholarships [282]
Evanston Now – Quinn urges focus on pension, Medicaid reform [284]
Washington Examiner – Quinn’s Medicaid bill makes nearly $1.4B in cuts [286]
Illinois Statehouse News – Quinn to IL lawmakers: Focus on pension, Medicaid reform [287]
State Journal-Register – Quinn dismisses gambling as shiny distraction [288]
Examiner – Obama and gays: a marriage of convenience [290]
Chicago Tribune – Quinn signs bill to fund child care [291]
State Journal-Register – Illinois House OKs money for child-care program [292]
Natural Resource Defense Council Blog – Update: Illinois Shark Fin Ban Clears General Assembly [293]
Illinois Issues Blog – House to take up new spending for childcare providers [294]
Rockford Register Star – Rockford adoptee among many to use Illinois’ open birth record law [296]
Illinois Observer – Rep. Sara Feigenholtz Wins House Approval of Green Business Bill [298]
My Web Times – ‘It’s a really bad situation’ [299]
CNN iReport – State Rep. Sara Feigenholtz Phone Bill Clinic Hosted by the Citizens Utility Board [300]
Windy City Times – Lakeview coalition discusses homeless, trans rights at meeting/a> [301]
Chicago Pride – Obama backs same-sex marriage [302]
Galesburg Register Mail – State-funded child care in jeopardy [303]
Chicago Tribune – Child care cuts may be averted [304]
Progress Illinois – Dwindling Resources for Low-Income Illinois Parents [305]
Daily Journal – State: Fund transfer sought to pay child care subsidies [306]
NBC Chicago – Day Care Providers Stress Urgency Over Funding Gap [308]
Pantagraph – Shark fin raises concerns far from the ocean [309]
Northwest Indiana Times – Lawmaker: Legislature to consider bill to restore day care funding [310]
Aledo Times – Fund transfer sought to pay child care subsidies [312]
Appleton Post Crescent – Shark fin raises concerns far from the ocean [313]
Human Rights Campaign Blog – All Children All Families Initiative Helping Illinois [314]
Examiner – Proposed Illinois Medicaid cuts put pressure on patients, providers and pols [315]
Digital Journal – Illinois State Senator Champions Shark Fin Bill with Support from Shark Stewards [318]
Inside Booster – Feigenholtz shares green legislation initiatives
with local students
Grab Magazine – Feigenhollz lnvites Residents to Free Self-Defense Seminar [319]
Chicago Pride – Letter to the Editor: Feigenholtz on HRC’s All Children – All Families program [320]
JUF News – Jewish community leaders participate in annual Springfield Mission [321]
Illinois Statehouse News – Quinn calls for cuts, cig tax hike to tackle IL Medicaid costs [322]
Chicago Tribune – Glimpses of Illinois Medicaid cuts emerge [323]
Chicago Phoenix – Howard Brown addresses financial turnaround, expanding services [324]
Washington Examiner – Medicaid group strains for $2.7 billion in cuts [325]
Feigenholtz Seeks Budget Ideas at Satellite Offices [326]
Windy City Times – AIDS: Advocates push against healthcare budget cuts [327]
Chicago Pride – Coffee & Conversation with State Rep. Sara Feigenholtz [328]
Lakeview Newspaper – Feigenholtz Asks Local Volunteers to Join
Sierra Club Earth Day Cleanup
Adoption Find – Illinois Adoptee Access to OBCs Stands, Additional Access Stalls [329]
State Journal-Register – Pro-life, pro-choice Democrats split over ultrasound rule [330]
The Republic – Illinois House sets tight spending limits requiring cuts to Medicaid, schools, more [331]
State Journal-Register – House members want to use future tax receipts to pay old bills [332]
FOX Chicago – 2,000 Teens in Chicago Are Homeless [333]
CNBC – Illinois House approves austere spending limits [334]
Chicago Pride – Feigenholtz hosts supply drive benefiting Broadway Youth Center [335]
Shark Stewards Launches Shark Protection Campaign in Chicago [336]
Windy City Times – Feigenholtz to host supply drive for Broadway Youth Center [337]
Grab Magazine – Feigenholtz Asks Local
Volunteers to Join Sierra Glub Earth Day Cleanup
CBS Local – Illinois Ultrasound Bill: Battle Rages On In Controversial House Bill’s Amendments [338]
Huffington Post – Illinois Ultrasound Bill: Battle Rages On In Controversial House Bill’s Amendments [339]
Windy City Times – AIDS Legal Council of Chicago, Windy City Times Advocates of Year [340]
Daily Herald – Bill introduced addressing smoking in condominium units [341]
Examiner – Feigenholtz shark fin ban bill sails through Illinois House [343]
Rockford Register Star – Illinois may ban possession of shark fins [344]
Sacramento Bee – Illinois may ban possession of shark fins [345]
San Francisco Chronicle – Illinois may ban possession of shark fins [346]
Sandburg Village Voice – A Reunion at Last! [348]
CBS Chicago – State House Votes To Ban Shark Fins, Lawmaker Wonders Why [349]
Chicago Sun Times – Illinois lawmakers closing in on a shark fin ban [352]
Elgin Courier News – More than a piece of paper [353]
Elgin Courier News – From the Storyteller [354]
Examiner.com – House panel oks Feigenholtz plan placing brothers, sisters in same foster home [355]
STL Today – Illinois House votes to keep smoking ban intact [358]
Inside Booster – Feigenholtz “Coffee & Conversation” Friday [359]
Inside Booster – Feigenholtz plan gives condo associations the power to OK smoking restrictions [360]
Huffington Post – Shark Fin Legislation – Long Overdue [361]
MSN Money – Glasses, wheelchairs on Illinois Medicaid cut list [362]
Windy City Times – Indiana students gets lesson in Boystown [363]
Chicago Pride – Indiana students gets lesson in Boystown [364]
Shark Fin Ban Bill Sails through House Committee [365]
Chicago Agent Magazine – A Smoke-Free World…for Illinois Condos [366]
Uptown Update – Job Seekers Workshop Sponsored by Rep. Feigenholtz [367]
Inside Booster – Feigenholtz “Coffee & Conversation” Friday [359]
Pantagraph – Adoptees awaiting birth certificates face long wait [368]
Inside Booster – Feigenholtz plan gives condo associations the power to OK smoking restrictions [360]
Examiner.com – Will smoking bans be coming to Illinois condominiums? [369]
Examiner – Will Goose Island be the next Fire Island? [370]
Chicago Tribune – Bumpy ride ahead for state budget [371]
Inside Booster – Taxloophole-apalooza [372]
Inside Booster – Feigenholtz hosting college financing seminar [373]
Chicago Tribune – Editorial: Time to tax the big music fest [374]
WBEZ – County to Lollapalooza: Pay up! [375]
Inside Booster – Rep. Feigenholtz offers satellite office hours [376]
Lakeview Newspaper – New law increases health standards in lllinois nursing homes [377]
Lakeview Newspaper – Feigenholtz Encourages College Bound Students to Apply Early for Financial Aid [378]
Chicago Sun Times – Support Feigenholtz’s shark fin ban [379]
Chicagoist – State Rep. Feigenholtz Moves To Ban Shark Fin Sales In Illinois [380]
Chicago Talks – Illinois Extends Tax Cuts for Filmmakers, Hoping to Boost Economy [381]
Chicago Sun Times – State mulls ban on shark fins [382]
Feigenholtz Plan Gives Condominium Associations Power to OK Smoking Restriction [383]
WBEZ – State rep probes Lollapalooza sales tax [384]
Inside Booster – Feigenholtz’s office now a drop-off location for cell phones for soldiers [385]
WBEZ – The county targets Lollapalooza’s tax exemption [386]
Chicago Tribune – Critics blast Quinn’s ‘rebalancing’ plan for state facilities [387]
Chicago Pride – Letter to the Editor: Sara Feigenholtz on Marriage Equality [388]
Windy City Times – Illinois legislators meeting on marriage equality [389]
Feigenholtz Encourages College-Bound Students to Apply Early for Financial Aid [390]
Feigenholtz’s Office Now a Drop-Off Location for Cell Phones for Soldiers [391]
Chicago Phoenix – Feigenholtz meets with 12th district residents [392]
Lakeview Newspaper – Feigenholtz Reminds Residents to Take Advantage of Home Heating Assistance [393]
Chicago News Cooperative – Failed Adoptions Lead to More Homeless Youths [395]
New York Times – Ripple Effects of Center Closings Will Continue for Many Years [396]
Chicago Pride – Equality Illinois calls for apology from Chicago Cardinal Francis George [397]
Chicago Pride – Cardinal Francis George equates gay liberation movement to KKK [398]
Feigenholtz Reminds Residents to Take Advantage of Home Heating Assistance [399]
Examiner.com – Rep. Sara Feigenholtz seeks Illinois budget predictability for state vendors [400]
Chicago Sun Times – Thousands of adoptees — like state rep — finally get birth certificates [401]
Chicago Phoenix – Feigenholtz and Edwards reveal new Brown Elephant campaign [403]
ABC 7 – Adoptees seeking original birth records [404]
Chicago Pride – Brown Elephant unveils new visual campaign with State Rep. Sara Feigenholtz [405]
Examiner – State Rep. Sara Feigenholtz warns of more Illinois budget austerity next year [406]
Quad City Times – Illinois busy complying with new adoption law [407]
Feigenholtz Recognizes Local Illinois State Scholars [408]
Illinois Issues Blog – Lawmakers say budget deal fixed mistakes [409]
Examiner.com – Feigenholtz: We focused Illinois budget priorities on the needs of the 99% [410]
Examiner.com – Mayor Rahm Emanuel praises lawmakers for $4.3 million boost to homeless shelters [411]
Chicago Tribune – City homeless services restored [412]
Monmouth Daily Review Atlas – Lawmakers reprieve facilities targeted for closure [413]
Windy City Times – OPALGA honors its own, civil-union advocates at gala [415]
Inside Booster – Rep. Feigenholtz, Ald. Tunney host business workshop [416]
Feigenholtz Hosts Coffee Shop Meet-Up for Constituents [417]
ABC 7 – Fall food drives fill growing need in Chicago area [418]
Workshop Helps Local Business Owners Lower Utility Bills and Access State Loans [419]
State Journal Register – Letter: Good news for adoptees [420]
Rockford Register Star – Letter: New law for Illinois adoptees [421]
WJBC Lawmakers to consider facility closures after Thanksgiving [422]
Chicago Sun Times – Letter to the Editor – Unlocking Adoption Secrets [424]
Inside Booster – Local businesses invited to upcoming energy saving, loan seminar [425]
Chicago Tribune – Voice of the People: New adoption law [426]
WUIS – Adoptees Can Now Request Birth Certificates [427]
WBEZ – Adoptees seek out their original birth certificates [428]
Lake County News-Sun – Adoptees seek birth certificates under new Illinois law [430]
ABC 7 – Illinois adoptees can now get birth certificates [431]
Chicago Sun Times – Birth certificates of Illinois adoptees available starting Tuesday [432]
ABC 7 – Law to allow adoptees to apply for birth certificates [433]
Evansville Courrier & Press – Illinois law opens access to biological parents [434]
Illinois Statehouse News – Medicaid payments to hospitals to take longer [436]
Budget, Pension Reform Top Resident Concerns at Rep. Feigenholtz Coffee Session [437]
Local Businesses Invited to Upcoming Energy Saving and Loan Seminar [438]
My Suburban Life – Budget, gambling, pensions top state lawmakers’ to-do list [439]
Rep. Feigenholtz Invites Adoptees to Celebrate New Law, Apply for Original Birth Certificates [440]
JUF News – Jewish Illinois representatives visit Cub [441]
Skyline – Feigenholtz helps adoptees open past, Letter to the Editor [442]
Rep. Feigenholtz Sides with Consumers on Utility Rate Hike Legislation [443]
Chicago Now – Temperatures dropping. Will the state restore funding for homeless shelters? [444]
Lakeview Newspaper – Workshops Help Senior Citizens Learn About Transit Issues, Fraud [445]
Lakeview Newspaper – Lake View YMCA Going Smoke-free [447]
Sandburg Village Voice – Community Town Meeting [448]
Peoria Journal-Star – Finke: Hiatus to be spent balancing budget [449]
Rep. Feigenholtz Commends Weiss Memorial Hospital for Governor’s Award [450]
Grab Magazine – Rep. Feigenholtz Announces Food Drive and Volunteer Event to Benefit Lakeview Pantry [452]
Examiner.com – Rita, Feigenholtz praise Quinn, Emanuel McCormick Place labor deal [453]
Workshops Help Senior Citizens Learn About Transit Issues, Scams [454]
Chicago Tribune Voices of the People – Schedule that Mammogram [455]
New York Times – Mental Health Advocates Face an Uphill Battle [456]
Riverside Suburban Life – Governor, agencies ask lawmakers to restore millions to state budget [457]
Examiner.com – Chicago adoption group helps Illinois adoptees seeking birth certificate [458]
WBEZ – Families struggle to get help for mentally ill kids [459]
Rep. Feigenholtz Announces “Coffee and Conversation” Listening Session [460]
Trib Local – Are you an Illinois adoptee seeking a copy of your original birth
certificate?
Windy City Times – TimeLine Theatre to be honored with National Theatre Company Grant [461]
Lakeview Newspaper – Rep. Feigenholtz to Host RTA,
Fraud Workshops for Senior Citizens
Lakeview Newspaper – New Law Aims to Help Smokers Quit [462]
Lakeview Newspaper – Rep. Feigenholtz, Dept. of lnsurance Host Seminar With Local Business [463]
North Side State Legislators Address Medical Community’s Top Concerns [464]
Rep. Feigenholtz announces public transit, fraud workshops [465]
Inside Booster – Sen. Cullerton a no-show as townhall headliner, girls save the day [466]
Examiner – Adoption group to help Illinois adoptees get original birth certificate [467]
Trib Local – Are you an Illinois adoptee seeking a copy of your original birth certificate? [468]
Rep. Feigenholtz to Host RTA, Fraud Workshops for Senior Citizens [469]
Huffington Post – Shofar FlashMob Around The World (VIDEOS) [470]
Rep. Feigenholtz, Dept. of Insurance Host Seminar with Local Business [471]
Rep. Feigenholtz Organizing Celebration to Kick Off Jewish Holidays [472]
Rep. Feigenholtz to Meet With Local Senior Citizen [473]
Rep. Feigenholtz to Host Coffee Shop Listening Session [474]
Rep. Feigenholtz Meets with Local Business Leaders
Lakeview Newspaper – New Law Creates Senior Citizen Universal Fare Card [475]
Windy City Times – Letter to the Editor: A New Coalition [476]
Rep. Feigenholtz Meets with Local Business Leaders [477]
New Law Expands Nurses’ Ability to Prescribe Drugs [478]
Rep. Feigenholtz Commends Potash Markets for Retailer of the Year Award [479]
Grab Magazine – New Bill Targets Mob Activity [480]
New Law Creates Senior Citizen Universal Fare Card [481]
Examiner.com – 29,000 Chicago domestic violence help line calls in 2010 draws lawmaker “alarm” [482]
New Bill Targets Mob Activity [483]
Rep. Feigenholtz Completes Harvard Summer Program [484]
Lakeview Newspaper – Feigenholtz to Host Coffee Shop Listening Sessions [485]
Lakeview Newspaper – Governor Quinn Signs Bill to Control Nursing Home Infections [486]
New Law Expands Access to Behavioral Health Treatment [487]
Feigenholtz to Host Coffee Shop Listening Sessions [488]
Parents, Kids Enjoy Sen. Cullerton and Rep. Feigenholtz Back to School Fair [489]
Chicago Tribune Voices of the People – Free Contraception [490]
Gov. Quinn Signs Feigenholtz Bill to Control Nursing Home Infections [491]
Senate President Cullerton and State Rep. Feigenholtz to host Back to School Fair [494]
CNN – Chicago mother first to adopt own children under new law [495]
NBC 9 Colorado – Mom adopts kids she lost due to past addictions [497]
NBC Chicago – Mother Adopts Her Own Children [498]
WGN TV – Mother adopts her own kids [499]
ABC Local – Law lets woman adopt her own children [500]
NBC Chicago – Feigenholtz: Law is About Reuniting Families [501]
Huffington Post – Yolanda Miller, Chicago Mom, Adopts Her Own Children Under New Law [502]
Chicago Sun Times – Editorial – Can’t pretend Illinois budget cuts won’t hurt needy [503]
Lakeview Newspaper – Representative Feigenholtz Hosts Credit Seminar [504]
Lakeview Newspaper – Summer School Supply Drive [505]
Rep. Feigenholtz Holds Workshop to Help Local Business Owners [506]
Windy City Times – EI appoints Director of Public Policy [507]
Feigenholtz Hosting Town Hall Meeting
Illinois Statehouse News – Quinn to sign state budget Thursday [508]
Gay Chicago – AIDS advocates say state budget is workable, given budget constraints [510]
Huffington Post – $30 Million Mistake May Cost 20,000 Illinois Residents Mental Health Care Services [511]
Examiner – $30 million “mistake” could cost 20,000 mental health care, advocate says [512]
Illinois Issues Blog – Senate and House pass competing budgets [513]
Senate President Cullerton and State Rep. Feigenholtz Health Fair Attracts 200 Senior Citizens [515]
Feigenholtz Addresses Brennemann Elementary Graduates; Kicks Off Summer School Supply Drive [516]
State Rep. Feigenholtz to Host Workshop for Local Businesses [517]
Chicago Tribune – For many Illinois adoptees door will soon open to the past [518]
Examiner – Hundreds of IL adoptees born before 1946 get birth certificate for first time [519]
Gay Chicago – Feigenholtz hails legislators budget effort [521]
Feigenholtz Funds Essential Services as Reduced Budget Passes [522]
WBEZ – Casino expansion in Quinn’s hands [523]
Morton Grove Patch – State will spend $3 billion less than last year [524]
Chicago Breaking News – Bill toughening nursing home rules [526]
Feigenholtz Continues to Seek Input on State Concerns [529]
Chicago Tribune – House panel OKs nursing home changes [530]
Video – Rep. Sara Feigenholtz Protects Illinois Community Care Funding [531]
Chicago Tribune – Voices of the People: Streamlining mental health care [532]
Now in Gay Chicago – Feigenholtz gets AIDS funds back in budget [533]
TASC Public Policy Blog – Feigenholtz Steans Reshape Illinois Human Services Budget [534]
Feigenholtz restores $2.0 million to Illinois HIV AIDS program [535]
FOX Illinois – Tough choices drive cuts to human services in Illinois [537]
FOX Illinois – IL House Cuts Budget $1.2 Billion [540]
Rep. Feigenholtz Holds Mortgage Relief Project to Help Local Residents Avoid Foreclosure [541]
Chicago Tribune – House proposes deep cuts in human services budget [544]
News-Gazette – House committee cuts $1.2 billion from Quinn’s human services budget [547]
Telegraph – Lawmakers ignore Quinn, add millions back to budget [548]
Rep. Feigenholtz Visits Mt. Carmel Academy [549]