With strong support from local environmental groups, State Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, is sponsoring new legislation to reduce the risk of lead poisoning by banning the sale of garden hoses containing the highly toxic metal.
State Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, issued the following statement after Gov. JB Pritzker’s Budget address to a joint session of the General Assembly.
Rep. Terra Costa Howard (D-48) was present at or voted on 26 bills during the week of Oct. 28, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of Illinois General Assembly data.
State Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, hosted the Rev. Kendra Joyner-Miller of First Congregational Church of Glen Ellyn to deliver the invocation before the Illinois House of Representatives began session on Feb. 20.
To raise awareness of environmental issues facing Illinois and provide training for would-be advocates, state Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, will host an environmental issues forum with the Illinois Environmental Council (IEC) from 6-7:30 p.m.
Rep. Terra Costa Howard (D-48) was present at or voted on 17 bills during the week of Nov. 11, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of Illinois General Assembly data.
New legislation introduced by state Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, would require more transparency and public accountability when new members are appointed to fill vacancies on community college boards of trustees.
State Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, is urging anyone who has been laid off due to COVID-19 to apply for unemployment benefits through the Illinois Department of Employment Security.
As Illinois business owners and non-profit organizations face mandated closures and declines in revenue because of COVID-19, state Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, is encouraging them to apply for disaster relief loans through the Small Business Administration.
State Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, is alerting residents to a free virtual utility bill review service offered by the non-profit, non-partisan consumer watchdog group, Citizens Utility Board. “As we all stay home to help reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the non-profit Citizens Utility Board is reaching out to residents to offer free analysis of their utility bills,” Costa Howard said.
State Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, was urging healthy residents to consider donating blood at one of the upcoming local blood drives on Wednesday, April 15, hosted by Versiti Blood Center and the Village of Lombard.
State Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, wants her women constituents to know that they now have extra time to apply for the Conference of Women Legislators (COWL) scholarship, with a new deadline of Friday, May 1.
As Illinois’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic continues into its second month, state Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, is reminding residents that a number of affordable, accessible mental health resources are available to help them deal with this unprecedented disaster.
State Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, is applauding local educators and encouraging residents to reach out and express their admiration and gratitude to teachers during this unprecedented Teacher Appreciation Week.
State Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, is encouraging local high school students to apply for a spot on the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) Student Advisory Council for the upcoming 2020-2021 academic year.