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Mayfield Earns Gun Crime Safety Award for Work on Ballistics Detection

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — State Representative Rita Mayfield, D-Waukegan, has been named a “2024 Violence Prevention Hero” for her continued efforts to help law enforcement in Illinois obtain the technological tools needed to fight firearm violence and violent crimes. Evidence IQ, an Illinois company that presented the award to Mayfield, has been partnering with law enforcement …

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Mayfield Responds to Vista Hospital Loss of Trauma Designation

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WAUKEGAN, Ill. — State Rep. Rita Mayfield, D-Waukegan, is reacting with outrage after Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan had its trauma center designation revoked on Friday, following the failure of its owners to properly manage it. “Waukegan is a low-income, working-class community that is now without a trauma center hospital,” Mayfield said. “This is …

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Mayfield Passes Emergency Vehicle Safety Law in Honor of Waukegan Resident Killed by Ambulance

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WAUKEGAN, Ill. – Ambulances and other emergency vehicles will be required to take additional steps before crossing red-light intersections under a law championed by state Rep. Rita Mayfield, D-Waukegan, following the death of a Waukegan man struck and killed by an ambulance last year. “We can all understand why an ambulance transporting a patient to …

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Mayfield Passes Law Requiring Creation of Statewide Literacy Education Plan

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) will be required to create a statewide literacy plan by early 2024 under a newly-effective law sponsored by state Rep. Rita Mayfield, D-Waukegan. “Education is the cornerstone of the economy and every other initiative important to our communities—and literacy, in turn, is the cornerstone of …

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Mayfield Bill Banning Housing Discrimination Based on Dog Breed Becomes Law

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A bill by state Rep. Rita Mayfield, D-Waukegan, protecting homeowners from discrimination at the hands of insurers on the basis of the breed of a pet dog, has become law after being signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker. “Breed-based discrimination is wrong because the ideas it rests on have been thoroughly debunked and …

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Mayfield Champions Compassionate, Responsible Budget Focused on Public Safety

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois has a new state budget that adds focus to public safety efforts while still prioritizing both fiscal responsibility and compassion, thanks in part to the leadership of state Rep. Rita Mayfield, D-Waukegan, who chairs the crucial Appropriations-Public Safety Committee. “Each of us is all too familiar with the pressing issues impacting …

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Mayfield Passes Bill Establishing Statewide Literacy Plan

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) will soon be required to consult with stakeholders as it develops and adopts a comprehensive statewide literacy plan for students in K-12 schools, under a bill passed by state Rep. Rita Mayfield, D-Waukegan. “We all know how important literacy is,” Mayfield said. “Sadly, we’ve all …

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Mayfield Passes Bill to End Dog Breed Discrimination by Insurers

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Rita Mayfield, D-Waukegan, recently passed a bill that protects dog owners from housing discrimination based on the breed of dog they own. Breed-based discrimination by can lead to higher prices and even to difficulty in finding affordable housing based on outdated and biased beliefs about what breeds are “dangerous.” “Nobody …

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