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Illinois State Senate District 41

Recent News About Illinois State Senate District 41

Illinois State Senator John F. Curran (R), 41st District
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Sen. John Curran: ‘Though he would not live to see its passage, President John F. Kennedy first proposed his sweeping civil rights legislation'

Sen. John Curran remarked, "Though he would not live to see its passage, President John F. Kennedy first proposed his sweeping civil rights legislation." He made this statement in a July 2 Facebook post that shared information about the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture’s display for the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Illinois State Senator John F. Curran (R), 41st District
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Sen. John Curran: 'A budget is a list of priorities, and the budget passed by the Democratic Majority tonight prioritizes newly arrived non-citizens over the taxpayers we were elected to represent.'

Senator John Curran stated, "A budget is a list of priorities, and the budget passed by the Democratic Majority tonight prioritizes newly arrived non-citizens over the taxpayers we were elected to represent." Curran, who was elected to represent the people of State Senate District 41 in 2017, added, "It is patently unfair to raise taxes on Illinois families struggling to afford basic needs, and job creators fighting to keep people employed to pay for the migrant crisis Gov. Pritzker created."

Illinois State Senator John F. Curran (R), 41st District
Business

Sen. John Curran: 'Brazen criminals speeding away from police puts law enforcement, motorists and pedestrians at great risk'

Illinois State Senator John Curran has voiced his concerns about the increasing number of criminals fleeing from law enforcement. He said, "Brazen criminals speeding away from police puts law enforcement, motorists and pedestrians at great risk." In an effort to curb this dangerous trend, Curran has introduced Senate Bill 1807. He stated that the bill aims to "increase the penalty for fleeing and eluding from a misdemeanor to a felony to improve public safety and hold bad actors accountable."