Illinois State Senate District 8
Recent News About Illinois State Senate District 8 View More
-
ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 8: Villivalam: COVID-19 budget provides extra support for working families and small businesses
State Senator Ram Villivalam (D-Chicago) traveled back to Springfield to help pass a budget that will support working families, small businesses, and immigrant communities hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
-
ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 8: Villivalam testifies to gain Chicago City Council’s support of Workers’ Rights Amendment
State Senator Ram Villivalam (D-Chicago) testified on Monday, May 11 to the Chicago City Council’s Committee on Workforce Development, urging it to support his proposal to enshrine the right to unionize in the Illinois Constitution.
-
ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 8: Villivalam, several Senate Democrats urge IDPH to release nursing home PPE distribution numbers
With workers at nearly 70 nursing homes across the state planning to go on strike because of unsafe working conditions, several Illinois Senate Democrats wrote a letter to the Illinois Department of Public Health and many local health departments Tuesday requesting to know the amount of Personal Protective Equipment that has been distributed to those nursing homes and the process by which it was distributed.
-
ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 8: Extension and Changes to the Stay at Home Order
To continue our progress in containing the novel Coronavirus pandemic, Governor JB Pritzker announced he will extend and modify the Stay at Home Order from May 1, 2020 through May 31, 2020.
-
ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 8: COVID-19 resources for April 8, 2020
I want to start by saying thank you to all those on the front lines.
-
How well are you represented? Sen. Villivalam's voting record for the week of Nov. 11
Sen. Ram Villivalam (D-8) was present at or voted on 39 bills during the week of Nov. 11, according to a Chicago City Wire analysis of Illinois General Assembly data.
-
ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 8: Senator Durbin Meets with State Senator Villivalam and Community Leaders to Discuss Immigration Policy
On Friday, February 7, 2020, State Sen. Ram Villivalam and Dinkar Karumuri, a local Technology entrepreneur and a community leader, met U.S.
-
How well are you represented? Sen. Villivalam's voting record for the week of Oct. 28
Sen. Ram Villivalam (D-8) was present at or voted on 21 bills during the week of Oct. 28, according to a Chicago City Wire analysis of Illinois General Assembly data.
-
ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 8: Villivalam pledges renewed transparency as Chair of Transportation Committee
State Senator Ram Villivalam (D-Chicago), the newly appointed chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, sent a letter to his colleagues inviting them to reintroduce any legislation that Villivalam’s predecessor refused to give an open hearing.
-
ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 8: Villivalam: Budget proposal bold step forward for education and fiscal stability
Governor Pritzker’s second budget address.
-
ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 8: Villivalam to reinstate small business tax credit for creating new jobs
Smaller businesses will once again be able to benefit from a tax credit for creating new full-time jobs under a plan announced by Senator Ram Villivalam and Representative Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D-Glenview).
-
ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 8: Governor Pritzker, Senator Villivalam announce abatement of over $500,000 in property taxes for Skokie School District 73.5
Governor JB Pritzker and State Senator Ram Villivalam (D-Chicago) announced a $503,000 grant to Skokie School District 73.5 at a press conference on Monday.
-
Sen. Villivalam-sponsored law amending the Election Code goes into effect on June 1
A new law sponsored by Sen. Ram Villivalam (D-8) that was introduced with the purpose of amending the Election Code will go into effect on June 1, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.
-
ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 8: Villivalam congratulates new Illinois Senate President
I would like to congratulate my colleague Don Harmon on becoming the Senate President of Illinois.
-
ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 8: Villivalam appointed Chair of Special Committee on Supplier Diversity
State Senator Ram Villivalam (D-Chicago) has been appointed Chair of the Special Committee on Supplier Diversity in the Illinois Senate.
-
Sen. Villivalam-sponsored law amending the School Code now in effect
A new law sponsored by Sen. Ram Villivalam (D-8) that was introduced with the purpose of amending the School Code went into effect on Dec. 5, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.
-
Q2 2019 Legislation: Sen. Ram Villivalam sponsors or co-sponsors 89 bills
Sen. Ram Villivalam (D-8) sponsored 17 bills in the second quarter of 2019, four more than the average Illinois state senator, and was added as a co-sponsor on 72 bills, 36 more than the average, according to a Chicago City Wire analysis of data made available by the Illinois General Assembly.
-
ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 8: Villivalam legislation to simplify payment system for state contractors signed into law
Legislation introduced by State Senator Ram Villivalam that will ensure subcontractors receive payments for their work in a timely manner was signed into law last Friday.
-
Sen. Villivalam-sponsored law amending the Department of Human Services Act goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2020
A new law sponsored by Sen. Ram Villivalam (D-8) that was introduced with the purpose of amending the Department of Human Services Act will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.
-
Sen. Villivalam-sponsored law amending the Illinois Public Aid Code goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2020
A new law sponsored by Sen. Ram Villivalam (D-8) that was introduced with the purpose of amending the Illinois Public Aid Code will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.