Citizens and advocacy groups from across the state crowded the Capitol during the week, voicing their support or opposition to hundreds of bills currently being considered by lawmakers.
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SPRINGFIELD — Citizens and advocacy groups from across the state crowded the Capitol during the week, voicing their support or opposition to hundreds of bills currently being considered by lawmakers.
Senators spent many hours debating and voting on legislation – such as providing a more affordable alternative to medicine for treating allergic reactions – as they work to meet an April 12 deadline for the third reading of Senate bills.
Also during the week, state officials and lawmakers urged motorists to pay more attention and be more careful while driving, as distracted-driving accidents resulted in the deaths of two ISP Troopers in just three days.
Making roads safer
State officials and lawmakers are asking the public to slow down and drive more carefully after two troopers were killed in recent distracted-driving accidents.
On March 28, Trooper Brooke Jones-Story was struck and killed by a semitrailer during a roadside inspection of another truck, along Route 20 near Route 75 in Freeport. On April 3, Gov. JB Pritzker, ISP Acting Director Brendan Kelly and scores of ISP Troopers joined hundreds of people who paid tribute to Trooper Jones-Story, a 12-year ISP veteran, during a memorial service in the Warren High School gymnasium.