Highlights from the first Polonia Impact Day in Springfield!
We headed to the Capitol to:
📜 Receive a State Resolution honoring our community.
🤝 Launch the Illinois Legislative Polish Caucus.
🏛️ Engage directly with state leaders.
Polonia is shaping the future of IL!
Love, Loyalty, and Friendship. ❤️👑🤝 spent a fantastic Friday afternoon at the Grand Ballroom for the Chicago Irish Christmas Luncheon. Grateful for this enduring tradition and the great company! 🇮🇪
Tell me again how LGBTQ is the problem.
Former Texas megachurch pastor and Trump “spiritual advisor” indicted in Oklahoma on child sexual abuse charges apnews.com/article/texas-meg…
State Sen. Robert Martwick (@robertmartwick), D-Chicago, said he hopes to hear the governor layout his priorities for how to spend taxpayer dollars to navigate “during a difficult time.”
“We have to fix Tier II pensions, that’s going to cost money. We have a massive need to fix our public system of public transit and upgrade it, that’s going to cost money," Martwick told @thecentersquare.
How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million.
How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65
Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?
With the start of a new year, there are a number of new laws taking effect in Illinois. This episode of the Sound of the State takes a look at ten of those laws benefiting Illinois families.
LISTEN on Spotify: ilsenatedems.co/8LOJ50UzRQq
Another lovely weekend to knock doors! Kieran and I spoke with voters in western Jeff Park this afternoon about our friends @robertmartwick@LaPointefor19 and Jennifer Custer.
Folks are excited to get out and vote for them!
📋 We’ve been busy in the 38th Ward getting out the vote for Senator @RobertMartwick, State Representative @LaPointefor19, Jennifer Custer for Chicago Elected School Board and the whole @cookcodems slate 💪
Our next outreach in Jefferson Township is coming up! If you live in Jefferson Township and would like assistance with pre-filing a property tax assessment appeal, join us at Copernicus Center on the evening of Nov. 6th.
Come visit our office at 6032 W. Irving Park Road this weekend and the next to help us get good candidates from @TheDemocrats like 38th Ward Democratic Committeeperson @robertmartwick re-elected 🗳️
School “choice” is a lie. Charter operators lined their pockets at the expense of students and then when the gravy ran out, dumped the kids. Beyond shameful behavior from the same charlatans trying to buy school board seats. wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/…
A highlight of traveling our district every summer handing out #SnoCones is seeing the creativity of our constituents w/ how they beautifully care for their homes & gardens.
We got to see this award-winning greenspace in Edison Park at a block party earlier this year 🌷
All hands on deck! 🚪
Our Senate President and members are out in full force today, knocking on doors and connecting with voters to support @robertmartwick.
Every conversation matters.
#TeamMartwick#GetOutTheVote#ILSenateDems