Illinois State House District 48
Recent News About Illinois State House District 48
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ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 48: Costa Howard Encourages Healthy Residents to Donate Blood During April
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.
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ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 48: Costa Howard Encourages Use of Citizen Utility Board’s Virtual Utility Bill Savings Tool
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.
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ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 48: Costa Howard Encourages Small Business Owners, Non-Profits to Apply for Disaster Relief Assistance
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.
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ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 48: Costa Howard Urges Residents Facing Layoffs Due to COVID-19 to Apply for Unemployment Benefits
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.
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ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 48: Costa Howard Calls for Transparency in Community College Board Member Appointments
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.
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How well are you represented? Rep. Howard's voting record for the week of Nov. 11
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.
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ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 48: Costa Howard to Host Environmental Issues Forum
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.
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ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 48: Costa Howard Invites Glen Ellyn Pastor Kendra Joyner-Miller to Give Invocation
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.
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How well are you represented? Rep. Howard's voting record for the week of Oct. 28
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.
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ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 48: Costa Howard Responds to Gov. Pritzker’s Budget Address
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.
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ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 48: Costa Howard Introduces SCARCE-Backed Legislation to Reduce Lead Exposure
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.
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ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 48: First ‘Coffee with Costa Howard’ Event of 2020 to be held in Lombard’s Corner House
To give her constituents an opportunity to share their concerns and ideas as the new legislative session gets into gear, State Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, invited residents to join her for coffee and conversation on Monday, Feb. 3 from 9:30 a.m.
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ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 48: Costa Howard Recognizes Glen Ellyn Girl Scout Troop for Recycling Efforts
State Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, recently visited a Girl Scout troop at Glen Crest Middle School to see the outstanding result of their three-year recycling project.
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ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 48: Costa Howard-Backed Initiative to Cap Insulin Costs Heads to Governor’s Desk
To protect the health and lives of Illinois diabetics, state Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, recently passed legislation to cap the monthly co-payment that patients can be charged for insulin.
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ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 48: Costa Howard Partners with Illinois Manufacturers’ Association to Host Roundtable for Local Business Owners
Local business owners recently joined state Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, and the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association for a roundtable discussion.
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ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 48: Costa Howard Collecting Items for Local Breast Cancer Patients
IllinState Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, is collecting new knitted hats, wool socks and buff headbands for local breast cancer patients in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 48: Costa Howard Highlights Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Efforts to Protect Privacy of Survivors
As Domestic Violence Awareness Month begins, state Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, is highlighting a new law she recently passed to expand the privacy rights of survivors of sexual assault, stalking, and domestic violence.
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ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 48: Costa Howard, Illinois Manufacturers’ Association Invite Local Business Owners to Roundtable
State Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, is partnering with the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association to host a business roundtable discussion later this month, to invite the business community’s input into new bipartisan legislation that could promote economic development and create jobs.
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ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 48: Costa Howard Partners with Local Township Assessors to Host Property Tax Assessment Seminar
State Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, recently hosted a property tax assessment seminar to help local homeowners understand the property tax system and the assessment appeal process.
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ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 48: Costa Howard Invited Local Residents to Property Tax Assessment Seminar
To help local homeowners understand the property tax system and the assessment appeal process, state Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, is hosting a property tax assessment seminar.