Springfield, IL-Today, Illinois House Republican Leader Tom Cross, Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno and Former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights CEO Lawrence Benito along with business leaders expressed their support for legislation providing temporary drivers’ licenses to undocumented immigrants to improve safety on Illinois roads This is sensible and … Continue reading »
Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran speaking at Highway Coalition press conference in the Thompson Center, Chicago, on November 13, 2012 The Highway Safety Coalition gathered for a press conference at the Thompson Center in Chicago called on legislators to move beyond politics of fear and division and to find real solutions. A coalition of law … Continue reading »
My name is Billy Lawless and I am an Executive Board Member of the Illinois Restaurant Association. I am here this morning on behalf of our Association and on behalf of every restaurateur in the state of Illinois. The restaurant industry is invariably linked with immigration and always has been. A century ago Eastern and … Continue reading »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Holy Cross Hospital VP Dennis Ryan (708) 712-4952 or dryan@holycrosshospital.org Vanguard Health System VP Esther Corpuz (708) 473-2226 or ecorpuz@vhschicago.com Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran (847) 309-4209 or MCurran@lakecountyil.gov Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights Monica Trevino (773) 573-8667 or mtrevino@icirr.org Press Conference HIGHWAY SAFETY COALITION URGES GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO HAVE COURAGE AND PUT HIGHWAY SAFETY FIRST Coalition calls on legislators … Continue reading »
All Illinoisans will benefit when 250,000 Illinois immigrant motorists get tested, get licensed, and get insured. Insurance savings Unlicensed, uninsured immigrant drivers are involved in an estimated 79,600 accidents each year, costing $660 million in damage claims that other policy holders must cover. If these drivers can get licensed and insured, that cost of covering … Continue reading »
