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Springfield Update
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Dear Concerned Neighbor,
Since I have heard from so many of you
about both the ethics bill and the budget cuts, I wanted to let you
know that it's official -- Senate President Emil Jones will be calling us back
to session next week. This decision comes after Senator Obama called the
Senate President to encourage him to reconvene the Illinois Senate to override
the Governor's amendatory vetoes to the Ethics Bill.
We have a regular session scheduled for noon on Monday.
Additionally, the Governor has called a special session to begin Monday at 1
pm. This session is also to discuss the ethics legislation. It's not
clear if we will address the budget issues as well (that is my - as well
as many of my colleagues - desire). I will send an update when the
session is complete.
Best,
Heather Steans
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Interns and Volunteers
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Volunteer and Intern in the 7th District
Front Desk Receptionist Needed - A volunteer is needed to staff the front desk in the office that I share with Alderman Mary Ann Smith and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky on Friday afternoons. The volunteer will need to answer phones and welcome visitors to the office. Contact Jen at jen@heathersteans.com or call 773-769-1717 for more information.
Fall Interns
I am excited to have a number of new fall interns in my senate district office. We will be introducing all of them during the fall semester. Interns play an invaluable role in my office in researching constituent questions and legislative ideas.
Bob Fuller
Originally from Reno, Nevada, Bob Fuller moved to the 7th District in
2003. He served as an AmeriCorps member and staff member fo  r City Year
Chicago for 5 years and currently works at the League of Women Voters
of Illinois. He will attend graduate school for Public Policy in fall
2009. Sadia Iqbal Sadia grew up in the Sauganash neighborhood of Chicago. She is a political science major in pre-law at Loyola. Sadia hopes to attend law school in Chicago and pursue a career in Environmental Law. |
