Please see Rep. Ann Williams most recent newsletter detailing different immigration resources. Please continue to stay alert and record what you see. If you see ICE agents in your…
By Carter Harms
Chicago, IL – The Illinois Environmental Council (IEC) released its annual Environmental Scorecard this week rating state legislators based on their voting record on legislation affecting the environment during the 2019…
On Tuesday, June 18th Rep. Williams held a legislative debrief on the spring 2019 legislative session. Various community members and activists attended and learned about how new legislation passed this…
Springfield, IL – Today, Governor Pritzker signed HB2988, sponsored by Representative Ann Williams. This bill clarifies laws regarding wind energy zoning in the state of Illinois. In a statement released…
On February 28th Rep. Williams joined the IL CleanJobs Coalition, Senate sponsor Senator Cristina Castro and other advocates in announcing the roll out of the Clean Energy Jobs Act. This…
Springfield, IL- Rep. Ann Williams (D-Chicago) has introduced HB 3550, a bill to add a clear, comprehensive definition of consent to Illinois sex education curriculum. “Understanding consent is a critical…
CHICAGO, IL – State Rep. Ann Williams, D-Chicago, has been appointed chair of the House Energy and Environment Committee for the upcoming General Assembly. Williams has spent much of her…
This Saturday, Jan. 19th I will be participating in a Women in Government Panel with many of my fellow local and state elected officials. The panel will focus on women…
Throughout the month of November, Rep. Williams co-hosted a successful Toiletry Drive with Senate President John Cullerton and 43rd Ward Ald. Michele Smith. The Drive was originally meant to solely…
In recent years, it’s been difficult for North Side neighborhood high schools like Lake View to compete with the highly desired seats at CPS’s selective enrollment high schools. However, this…
This month, State Representative Ann Williams will be partnering with State Senator John Cullerton and Alderman Michele Smith to put on a Toiletry Drive benefiting Lincoln Park Community Services (LPCS)….
This July, Rep. Williams and her District office organized a food drive benefiting Common Pantry to combat food insecurity in the 11th District. According to the Chicago Food Depository, approximately…
On Tuesday, July 17th Rep. Williams and her district office staff joined Moms Demand Action- Lincoln Square for one of Mothers Against Senseless Killing (MASK)’s daily summer BBQ gatherings. MASK…
On Tuesday, July 3rd Rep. Williams’s interns Emily and Grayson spent the night volunteering at Waters Elementary School’s Organic School and Community Garden. The garden provides a wonderful way to…
Over the past several months, following the daily news has been overwhelming and disheartening for many of us. One of the best ways to cope is to get involved and…
On Friday, June 22nd, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision in Carpenter v. United States – concluding what the Illinois General Assembly has said for years: regardless…
Dear Governor Rauner: In recent days the nation has been gripped by the stories of migrant families being separated at our southern border; the images are harrowing and many of…
Throughout this past year, Representative Williams has been working hard on issues that affect her district and the greater state of Illinois. With her help, Illinois passed a full bipartisan…
On Wednesday, April 11th Illinois moved halfway closer to becoming the thirty seventh state to ratify the historic Equal Rights Amendment of 1972. The Illinois Senate ratified the amendment with…
On Wednesday, April 11th, the Broadband Procurement and Disclosure Act, HB 4819, passed the House Cybersecurity, Data Analytics & IT Committee with six votes in support, two in opposition and…
As part of the national School Walkout Against Gun Violence on March 14th, Ann Williams joined students who walked out at Audubon Elementary School. The walkout happened one month after…
On Tuesday, March 13th Governor Rauner vetoed the Gun Dealer Licensing Act, which would have increased the regulation of gun dealers in Illinois. The act would have required all gun…
On Wednesday, February 28th Rep. Ann Williams, D-Chicago, voted to pass a number of gun control measures in the Illinois House. Included in these measures were HB 1467, which bans…
On Saturday, February 24th State Rep. Ann Williams hosted a community meeting responding to gun violence in wake of the Parkland school shooting. The meeting was hosted at the Chicago…
On February 13th, Rep. Ann Williams, along with Rep. Deb Conroy and Rep. Kelly Burke announced the launch of the Illinois House Democratic Women’s Caucus (IHDWC). The mission of IHDWC…