Tag Archives: Will Guzzardi

Legislative Update for the Week of March 31, 2025

Posted on March 31, 2025 by Kathy Valente

The Illinois Senate will be back in Springfield on Tuesday, April 1st. But the Illinois House will not be back until April 7th. All this week state representatives will be in their district offices so it is a good time to gather a few like-minded friends and schedule a visit with them. They need to hear from us!

Posted in Illinois Politics | Tagged Amy Grant, Anna Moeller, Chapin Rose, Dagmara Avelar, Kelly Cassidy, Kimberly Lightford, LaShawn Ford, Laura Faver Dias, Linda Holmes, Rachel Ventura, Terra Costa Howard, Will Guzzardi | Comments Off

A Return of the Levee District?

Posted on March 17, 2025 by Alyssa Sonnenburg

Progressive Democrats Will Guzzardi, Kelly Cassidy, and Theresa Mah introduced House Bill 3518 on February 7, 2025. The 168-page bill, titled “Keeping Sex Workers Safe Act,” would legalize prostitution in this state, returning us to the late 19th and early 20th century standards. What would that look like?

Posted in Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions, Illinois Politics, Pornography, Sexuality | Tagged "Bathhouse" John Coughlin, "Hinky Dink" Kenna, Ada and Minna Everleigh, Diamond Jim Brady, Ed Burke, Edgar Lee Masters, Equity Illinois, Fred Busse, H.H. Holmes, Harry Mohney, House Bill 3518, Jack Johnson, John Adams, John Warne Gates, Jr., Keeping Sex Workers Safe Act, Kelly Cassidy, Levee District, Marshall Field, Mike Madigan, prostitution, Theodore Dreiser, Theresa Mah, Will Guzzardi | Comments Off

State Lawmakers Want to Legalize Prostitution – to Increase Safety?

Posted on February 11, 2025 by David E Smith

Back in May 2024, we warned our readers in an email alert about the fact that some state lawmakers were preparing to push legislation to legalize prostitution in the Land of Lincoln. Equality Illinois, the state's largest LGBTQ+ lobbying organization based in Chicago, is one of those groups who hopes not only to pass this proposal...

Posted in Sexuality | Tagged Brave Space Alliance, Celina Villanueva, Chicago Abortion Fund, prostitution, sex work, Sex Worker Advisory Group, sex workers bill of rights, Will Guzzardi | Comments Off

Marijuana Decriminalization Puts Children and Families at Greater Risk

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Kathy Valente

Before the regular session ended on May 31st, State Representative Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) and State Senator Heather Steans (D-Chicago) were able to legislation to decriminalize marijuana passed in both the Illinois House and Senate. This dubious bill (SB 2228) will soon be sent to Governor Bruce Rauner, who will then have 60 days to sign it into law or veto it.

Posted in Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | Tagged Barbara Flynn Currie, Bruce Rauner, Carol Ammons, Christian Mitchell, Decriminalize, Don Harmon, Donne Trotter, Ed Sullivan, Emil Jones III, Heather Steans, Iris Martinez, Jacqueline Collins, Jason Barickman, Jehan Gordon-Booth, Karen McConnaughay, Kelly Cassidy, Linda Holmes, marijuana, Michael Noland, Michael Zalewski, Napoleon Harris, Pam Althoff, Patricia Van Pelt, SB 2288, Sonya Harper, Toi Hutchinson, Will Guzzardi | Comments Off