Manager of Victim Services with Association for Individual Development with the 2019 IARF Community Care Professional of the Year Award

IDHS would like to thank all DSPs for the important work they do to help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to fully participate in their communities and remain connected to family and friends!

Saturday, September 28, 2019 at 9 PM – 2 AM CDT

Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) sees Springfield lawmakers’ languishing inaction on the state’s growing pension crisis as an accident waiting to happen.

Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, wants to keep the $1,500 transportation grants now available to visit the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM) in Springfield on the minds of area teachers.

Illinois state Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) is touting his persistency in working for the passage of a bill that paves the way for a task force to begin studying potential usages of the now shuttered Tamms Correctional facility.

Freshmen state Rep. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, joined the growing parade of leaders in Springfield now calling for the resignation of state Sen. Martin Sandoval, D- Chicago, in the wake of one of his supporters engaging in a mock assassination of President Donald Trump during a recent fundraiser.

Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) said he shudders to think of what the state of Illinois’ future could hold given its mounting pension system crisis.

Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (D-Xenia) is championing the enactment of a new bill that strengthens the penalties for anyone who “knowingly causes great bodily harm or permanent disability to someone engaged in prayer or other religious activities at a church, synagogue, mosque or other building used for religious activities.”

The class is currently full, so any additional applications that we receive will go on the standby list.

Cory Musgrave, a candidate for the Illinois House of Representatives in the 109th District, said his goal is to "lead by example."

A strong turnout highlighted the recent Senior Health Fair held at the Effingham National Guard Armory.

Concussion baseline screening results are kept at Hamilton Memorial Hospital to be used by the medical professionals in the event your child is injured during their sports activity and a concussion is suspected.

Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) views the recent federal corruption indictment of Sen. Thomas Cullerton (D-Villa Park) as just the latest example of the sad state of affairs in Springfield.

Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) is convinced that two immigration bills signed into law this week by Gov. J.B. Pritzker are indicative of the Democratic Party's irrational opposition to President Donald Trump and his administration's policies.

Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) recently spoke in support of his Republican colleague Rep. Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) after Hammond publicly condemned the practice of gerrymandering earlier this month.

Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) fears for the state’s future if lawmakers in Springfield insist on maintaining their current path.

For former Illinois state Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton), her recent decision to run in 2020 against U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-Downers Grove) in the 6th Congressional District comes down to her love for America.

Illinois state Sen. Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) is expected to be among four General Assembly lawmakers attending the Senior Fair in Carbondale next week, according to an event announcement and information on the senator's website.

Corey Musgrave is both energized and depressed by the overall condition of Illinois, prompting the conservative pastor from the 109th District to run for public office for the first time.