Lightford: Our power is in our numbers

• Census 2020

MAYWOOD –Senate Majority Leader Kimberly A. Lightford (D-Maywood) encourages local residents to fill out the 2020 Census, protecting their representation in government and share of federal funding.

“The strength in our community comes from within us, but our power is in our numbers,” Lightford said. “We cannot pass up our opportunity to be counted in this census.”

In 2010, Proviso Township had a final response rate of 71.8%, and areas in the Austin neighborhood had a response rate between 40% and just over 50%. So far this year, the response rates in those areas are at least 10% lower.

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A message from the Senate Black Caucus on COVID-19

• COVID-19
• ILBC

ISBE’s Student Advisory Council

 The 2020-2021 Student Advisory Council application is now available on ISBE’s website at https://www.isbe.net/studentvoices. We hope that you will share this opportunity widely with your communities and encourage students with a range of educational backgrounds, including alternative programs, special education, Career and Technical Education, and multilingual education, to apply. The deadline for students to submit applications is May 29, 2020 at 5 p.m.

Lightford distributes masks and disinfectant to local entities

• COVID-19

Senate Majority Leader Kimberly A. Lightford (D-Maywood) distributed 41 5-gallon containers of disinfectant, 59 1-gallon containers of disinfectant, 100 spray bottles and 1,000 masks to local entities across the 4th Senate District on Monday.

Recipients of the supplies included: the 15th District of the Chicago Police Department, Austin Peoples Action Center, West Side Preventative Partners, PCC Community Wellness Center, Tabitha House, Habilitative Systems Inc., Aspire Residential Care, Loretto Hospital, Bellwood Police Department, Village of Bellwood, Bellwood Fire Department, Bellwood Streets and Water, Bellwood Developmental Center, Presence Behavioral Health, Prairieview Senior Apartments, Independent Living Senior Suites of Bellwood, Broadview Police Department, Village of Broadview, Broadview Fire Department, Hillside Police Department, Hillside Fire Department, Village of Hillside, Symphony at Aria, Oakridge Nursing and Rehab Center, Forest Park Police Department, Constance Morris House, Housing Forward, Village of Maywood, Garden House of Maywood Apartments, Maywood Phoenix Homes, New Moms, Sarah’s Inn, Village of North Riverside, North Riverside Public Works, North Riverside Police Department, North Riverside Fire Department, Caledonia Senior Living & Memory Care, UCP Seguin and Beyond Hunger.

A special thanks goes out to PathoSans, Star Buds and NRG for donating the disinfectant, masks and hand sanitizer.