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.
Furthering efforts to encourage volunteerism and bring help to constituents during the COVID-19 pandemic, state Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, will host a food drive on Wednesday, June 17, at Yorktown Center and the First Church of Lombard.
Legislation backed by state Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, that will provide some property tax relief for families and seniors during the COVID-19 crisis has been signed into law.
State Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, wants constituents to know about two new COVID-19 testing sites now available to DuPage County residents, and she urged them to get tested promptly if they have symptoms or think they may have been exposed.
A new law sponsored by Rep. Terra Costa Howard (D-48) that was introduced with the purpose of amending the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act went into effect on June 12, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.
A new law sponsored by Rep. Terra Costa Howard (D-48) that was introduced with the purpose of amending the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act went into effect on June 12, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.
State Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, is urging local business owners who have suffered economic losses due to COVID-19 to apply now for the first round of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s (DCEO) new Business Interruption Grant (BIG).
State Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, wants citizens to know that Illinois is making it safer and easier to make your voice heard in the upcoming Nov. 3 election, by expanding early voting and vote-by-mail and declaring a state holiday on Election Day.